Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Gandalf saves the world and saves the soul of the world, really.
Gandalf is ever-present in my life. I like it.
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.
There are people who've enjoyed my work in the theater, and they let me know that it was special for them. I'm not going to say, 'Well, you should have seen me as Gandalf!'
When I was playing Gandalf, I didn't think, 'Oh my dear, I'm playing a 7,000 year old wizard,' because I've never met one, and I don't know what they're like.
I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
I'd like to be Gandalf for a day - he's so wise, he's so powerful, and he's so caring. I love Gandalf. When they remake 'Lord of The Rings,' maybe I'll play it.
Will I miss Gandalf? Well, I don't miss him, because people are constantly coming up to me mentioning him and talking about him, so I don't feel that I've lost contact.
Without Merlin, there would be no Gandalf, so I see them as the same thing, one a continuation of the other.