Ian McDiarmid Quotes

I remember watching the Blu-ray, and also when they first released it on DVD in the collection of all three movies of 'The Godfather,' and seeing all of those scenes that they cut out, and there wasn't a single one of them that I wished they had kept it, but they were the most exciting thing to watch anyway.

You can make or break a picture in the dubbing room.

In any movie, there are a number of scenes that get cut in an effort to keep the film from running too long. Some are of little consequence, but others are important scenes that are very painful to lose.

Isn't everybody a 'Star Wars' fan?

Working on 'Clone Wars,' it was always canon.

'The Clone Wars' was rooted in George Lucas and his characters.

Star Wars' was a sell-out from the start, and that is just about the only remarkable thing about this depressingly mediocre franchise.

One corollary of the wretchedness of the second trilogy of 'Star Wars' films has been the final, demented sanctification of the first trilogy of films.

I read a magazine called 'Cinefantastique' that had just come out with a making of 'Star Wars' issue. They had some very long and detailed interviews with a whole bunch of people at ILM. I think I memorized that whole magazine.

I don't think there's an actor in the world who ever expects to get a call from the 'Star Wars' casting director - least of all me.

I'm trying to forget I ever saw 'Episode I,' but Yoda is forever.

There were a lot of great memories around 'Star Wars.' It was a foundation - probably for my interest in movies.

A lot of us got into the industry because of 'Star Wars,' and we all have this love of the original source material.

I'm not a big fan of the George Lucas school of meddling and tinkering. That's a slippery slope.

'Writing' is the wrong way to describe what happens to words in a movie. First, you put down words. Then you rehearse them with actors. Then you shoot the words. Then you edit them. You cut a lot of them, you fudge them, you make up new ones in voice-over. Then you cut it and throw it all away.

I think why people relate to 'Star Wars' is George Lucas is so brilliant at telling these stories that we relate to, but in such a fantastic environment with fantastic characters and things you want to believe in this story.

When you cut a film, certain scenes fall away and don't fit into the shape of the movie.

I forget who said it, but there's that saying: 'Films are never finished, they're abandoned.' There's always something you think you can improve on, but I don't think you should try. George Lucas started doing it, and didn't stop. You can tinker indefinitely, and it doesn't necessarily make it better.

For me, my first fandom was 'Star Wars.'

I've never seen any 'Star Wars' movie.

I grew up with 'Star Wars,' not 'Star Trek.'

'Star Wars' is my favorite movie series ever. I like the old ones better than the new ones, but I like all of them.

Just getting to meet George Lucas was pretty amazing, and then working with him and getting to be part of this process... it's a great responsibility.

I remember, when they started remaking 'Star Wars,' the fury that surrounded that whole thing, and, 'How dare they?' But now, that's just a common denominator.

Pressure, to me, was creating a 'Star Wars' film, then sitting alone in a theater with George Lucas and showing it to him, the guy that created the word 'Wookiee' and R2-D2. That was pressure.