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

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 the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.

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

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

The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

A lot of things that I can't get into the room for, even just to be seen, is because they're just saying 'No. they're not casting non-white.' You're lumped into a category with people who are just not white.

The only white man you can trust is a dead white man.

When I say, I don't care what white people think, I mean that.

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.