Called Ian McKellen 'Fruity'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2521324/Sir-Ian-McKellan- hits-Homeland-star-Damian-Lewis-comments-regarding-fruity-actors-playi ng-wizards.html.
Lewis, whose own development as an international star has been aided by high profile TV roles in Band Of Brothers and, more recently, Homeland, alluded to 'fruity actors playing wizards' in an interview conducted with The Guardian in October.
At the time he revealed his initial concern about turning into ‘one of these slightly over-the-top, fruity actors who would have an illustrious career on stage, but wouldn't start getting any kind of film work until I was 50 and then start playing wizards.