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

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

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

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

Im the blackest villain of all time.

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.

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.