Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmidis a Olivier and Tony award-winning Scottish character actor and director. He has appeared in 47 films since 1976. Internationally, he is most famous for his role as Palpatine in the Star Wars film series...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 August 1944
CityCarnoustie, Scotland
numbers people brilliant
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.
art trying opera
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 of the arts because he goes to the opera.
opportunity thinking people
I think the greatest thing about being an actor is that you can become other people. ... You have the opportunity to explore ... alternative ways of living for a brief time.
giving secret mark
That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
both charming extremely face painful people putting
But in both cases, the people who were putting my face on were extremely charming and very entertaining. So it's never been a painful experience.
believe job
And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen plays.