Encounters with actors

[Gorwingel]

I actually got to meet Sir Ian McKellan, he was a real gentleman. I met him when he came to the Seattle Aids Walk. He did a little speech about Aids and how important the topic was to him, and said the "You shall not pass" line from the movie (which was one of the greatest moments of my life) and then he jumped down and spent about a half an hour talking to fans and signing anything. Additionally during the walk, he talked to people and was so nice. It was so cool, I also got his autograph, it is on a waterbottle (I stupidly brought nothing else he could sign, but I did bring a sharpie, and he signed this free waterbottle from Swedish Medical Center) it is in my bedroom, next to my FOTR poster. It is so darn cool. I wrote a report about it on theOneRing.net, I met him on September 22, 2002 (actually it was Bilbo and Frodo's birthday) I sadly did not get a photo with him though, but it is a moment I will remember for the rest of my life.