Act Quote by Ian McDiarmid

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

— Ian McDiarmid

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

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

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

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

— Ian McDiarmid

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

— Ian McDiarmid

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

— Ian McDiarmid

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

— Ian McDiarmid

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

Im the blackest villain of all time.

— Ian McDiarmid

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

— Ian McDiarmid

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

— Ian McDiarmid