If you got the DVD you can see that George Lucas has taken that person out, as well as the voice, and we shot this scene when we arrived in Australia during the actual filming of Episode 3. — 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
