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I never liked Gandalf the White as much as Gandalf the Grey, and I never liked him coming back. I think it would have been an even stronger story if Tolkien had left him dead.

Gandalf is ever-present in my life. I like it.

The characters that have greys are the more interesting characters. The hero who sometimes crosses the line and the villain who sometimes doesn't are just much more interesting.

Gandalf saves the world and saves the soul of the world, really.

Gray is great. People think gray is a neutral, but I think it's such a moody, intense, dramatic and sexy color. It's very sleek.

Gandalf's a good guy, and it's a good part. He says the right things, he believes the right things. An actor can have fun with it.

I don't have Gandalf the White's certainty about everything.

I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white.

Without Merlin, there would be no Gandalf, so I see them as the same thing, one a continuation of the other.

Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.