Character Quote by George R. R. Martin

Much as I admire Tolkien, I once again always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence in Fellowship…

— George R. R. Martin

I always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence in Fellowship of the Ring when he faces the…

— George R. R. Martin

I never liked Gandalf the White as much as Gandalf the Grey, and I never liked him coming back. I think it would have…

— George R. R. Martin

Gandalf saves the world and saves the soul of the world, really.

— Ian Mckellen

“He tells his friend, the noble wizard Gandalf, “I wish none of this had happened.” Gandalf’s reply is one of the greatest in all…

— Joe De Sena

Gandalf thought of most things; and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner.

— Anonymous

Gandalf is ever-present in my life. I like it.

— Ian Mckellen

I'd never read 'Lord of the Rings' until I was asked to play Gandalf, so I didn't really know it was a frightfully famous…

— Ian Mckellen

Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.

— Ian Mckellen

“I am frightened; and I do not feel any pity for Gollum.’ ‘You have not seen him,’ Gandalf broke in. ‘No, and I don’t…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“I met a lot of things on the way that astonished me. Tom Bombadil I knew already; but I had never been to Bree.…

— Tolkien

Tolkien was such a brilliant writer in so many ways. He was truly an inspiration. Many people don't realize just how much he researched…

— Raymond Buckland