Ian McKellen, In Costume For Godot, Mistaken For Actual Bum

ArtsJournal via Daily Mail:

"Recounts the actor, 'During the dress rehearsal of Godot, I crouched by the stage door of the Comedy Theatre [in Melbourne], getting some air, my bowler hat at my feet [and] seeing an unkempt old man down on his luck, a passer-by said, 'Need some help, brother?' and put a dollar in my hat.'"