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Ian McDiarmid

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

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"I get to play a killer next."

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"I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person."

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"Lyricists play with words."

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"I never play without my cape."

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"That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one gets done, because at least you'll have something to go back to if that play gets trashed."

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"I don't think I want to play a teenager anymore."

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"I taught myself to play the piano. I've always been able to play, the minute I could get my hands up. I've always wanted to play the piano. It's the only instrument I've ever really liked, and it's the only one that's ever interested me."

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"You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile."

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"I'll play until they have to scrape me off the stage."

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"I honestly can't characterize my style in words. It seems that whatever comes to me naturally, I play."

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

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Ian McDiarmid
"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."

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

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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 and closer and closer with that camera - he was practically up my nose for the final shot. So I knew it was a moment that I had to do my best to get right."

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Ian McDiarmid
"I'm the blackest villain of all time."

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Ian McDiarmid
"Consistency is very important when you're making films."

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Ian McDiarmid
"When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to the point. It was nice to see him after a long time, and we met in a hotel room."

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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 20 years later to play the same character who is your own age then, its very complicated, but very interesting."

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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 the situation is an extreme one."

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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 with number Three, but I didn't realize he would move in with quite such a bang."

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