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.

I'm the blackest villain of all time.

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.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

I am thrilled to get the chance to write comics - and to tell Forgotten Realms tales, to boot!