There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double. Ian McDiarmid Read Quote
That’s the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance. Ian McDiarmid Read Quote
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. Ian McDiarmid Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen plays. Ian McDiarmid Read Quote
I suppose it’s easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it’s also quite gratifying to play. Ian McDiarmid Read Quote
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. Ian McDiarmid Read Quote
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. Ian McDiarmid Read Quote
