The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen plays. — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me. — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
To start your life as a character of 120 years when you are in your late thirties, and then go back in time about… — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
I've been trying to find a redeeming feature to Palpatine, and the only one I've got so far is that he's clearly a patron… — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the middle with number… — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance. — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
Serious work gets done ... in congenial surroundings, which tend to make you laugh. — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chance to really act emotionally, because the situation… — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play. — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
It was a scene I was really looking forward to, and one that I embraced, and when we were filming it, George got closer… — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen plays. — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
