Ian McKellen

[Elfboy]

INFP 4w5 so/sx?

 

[Elfboy]

I honestly have no idea what MBTI type he is. I see Fi, Fe, Ni, Ne, Si and even a little bit of Se

 

[Mal12345]

"I have been reluctant to lobby on other issues I most care about – nuclear weapons (against), religion (atheist), capital punishment (anti), AIDS (fund-raiser) because I never want to be forever spouting, diluting the impact of addressing my most urgent concern; legal and social equality for gay people worldwide."

I see the ENFP as "the social activist side" of the ESFP. Easy call to make, by the way. The ENFP is one of the harder types to pin down, nevertheless, he makes himself more obvious to us.

 

[Elfboy]

"I have been reluctant to lobby on other issues I most care about – nuclear weapons (against), religion (atheist), capital punishment (anti), AIDS (fund-raiser) because I never want to be forever spouting, diluting the impact of addressing my most urgent concern; legal and social equality for gay people worldwide."

I see the ENFP as "the social activist side" of the ESFP. Easy call to make, by the way. The ENFP is one of the harder types to pin down, nevertheless, he makes himself more obvious to us.

sometimes we're easy to spot, but other times we're hard to spot because there is a lot of variation within the personality of ENFPs
- silly Ne/businesslike Te
- extroverted, but not really
- seemingly shallow and hedonistic, but also deep and reflective
- upbeat, but sometimes emo
- light hearted and sociable/dramatic and convicted
- fun and adventurous, but with random periods of reclusiveness

 

[Mal12345]

sometimes we're easy to spot, but other times we're hard to spot because there is a lot of variation within the personality of ENFPs
- silly Ne/businesslike Te
- extroverted, but not really
- seemingly shallow and hedonistic, but also deep and reflective
- upbeat, but sometimes emo
- light hearted and sociable/dramatic and convicted
- fun and adventurous, but with random periods of reclusiveness

Do you still think 4w5?

 

[Elfboy]

Do you still think 4w5?

it's my best guess, what about you?

 

[Mal12345]

it's my best guess, what about you?

9w1. His reference to 'metaphors' in the video speaks volumes in that direction, but I won't be able to watch the rest of the video until tomorrow. If you want an example of a 4w5 actor, try Mickey Rourke.

When I first saw McKellen in the video I wondered why you didn't recognize your own type immediately. (I hadn't thought about wings at the time.) Then I researched him more carefully but couldn't find anything to contradict my call.

 

[Mal12345]

P.s., I read the short "Sir Ian McKellen" thread in the "similar threads" category below. Funny how they keep missing the mark by such a wide margin, then coming so, so close to the bullseye for a brief moment.

 

[sleuthiness]

sx/so enfp? e45 is plausible.

 

[Elfboy]

sx/so enfp? e45 is plausible.

I've changed my opinion to this

 

[ZPowers]

Pretty much an awesome dude. ENFP makes sense to me, but I do live me some Sir Ian.

 

[Sol_]

ISTJ

 

[Elfboy]

ISTJ

puh-lease

 

[SilkRoad]

I'd probably have said ENFP - without having watched that video, either. I think a great many actors are ENFPs and ESFPs.

 

[Stanton Moore]

He is just so full of amazing.

 

[Elfboy]

I'd probably have said ENFP - without having watched that video, either. I think a great many actors are ENFPs and ESFPs.

ENFP is the most common MBTI of singers and actors