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Ian McDiarmid

(1944) Stage Actor United Kingdom

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Ian McDiarmid is a stage actor from the United Kingdom, best known for Be near me.

Quick Facts About Ian McDiarmid

Born: August 11, 1944
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Stage Actor
Notable works: Be near me

About Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of William Shakespeare's plays. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor for Insignificance (1982) and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Faith Healer (2006).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Laurence Olivier Awards Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Quotes by Ian McDiarmid

And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.

About

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To start your life as a character of 120 years when you are in your late thirties, and then go back in…

Age

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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…

Art

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But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the middle…

Bang

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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.

Giving

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Serious work gets done ... in congenial surroundings, which tend to make you laugh.

Done

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For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chance to really act emotionally, because…

Act

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I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play.

Easy

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At least Satan fell; he has a history, and it's one of revenge.

History

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It was a scene I was really looking forward to, and one that I embraced, and when we were filming it, George…

Best

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Im the blackest villain of all time.

All time

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The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen plays.

Course

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If you're any kind of artist, you've got to ... keep opening yourself to new possibilities.

Art

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There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great…

Brilliant

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Consistency is very important when you're making films.

Consistency

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I think the greatest thing about being an actor is that you can become other people. ... You have the opportunity to…

Actors

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I'm the blackest villain of all time.

Blackest

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When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to…

Hospitality

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If you got the DVD you can see that George Lucas has taken that person out, as well as the voice, and…

Actual

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