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title: Gandalf shares his views
date: "2002-09-13T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1162
description: I found Ian McKellen’s online journal, 'The Grey Book,' where he shares behind-the-scenes stories and his personal experiences playing Gandalf while filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy on location in New Zealand.
keywords: [ian mckellen, the grey book, lord of the rings, gandalf, actor journals, film production]
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Ian McKellan [(Gandalf) shares his views](http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/lotr/) in "The Grey Book". [via LoTR channel](http://www.xenite.org/channels/lord-of-the-rings.html)