You know what surprising? They somehow managed to fit the entire senate into that room.

He will ALWAYS be Emperor Palpatine. UNLIMITED POWER!

Hayden, Ewan, and Ian carried the prequels so hard. They deserve all the praise in the world!

Ian just doesn't seem to age. He has really unlocked immortality

I absolutely love how he attends almost every year. You can tell he really loves the character and appreciates the fans.

"I think you mean Supreme Chancellor." God, I love this man! 😂

Ian McDiarmid is not merely an actor. He is a Shakespearean actor which is why he is able to play Palpatine so well.

Ian is such an amazing actor gotta love him.

I had no idea he was only 37 in Return of the Jedi! Great performance!

Really wish they would make a prequel series called Palpatine detailing how he joined the Sith and finally seeing Plagueis live action, that would be sick!

His scene in Bad Batch season 2 was great

I love Ian McDiarmid

I had the privilege of making eye contact with Ian when he came to the last Star Wars Weekends at Hollywood Studios. The moment we locked eyes, I could just feel the electricity. What a presence!

You can always tell how much Ian loves doing stuff like this. He always loves to appease the fans with the voice and the memes.

The story between him and Wedge is fascinating

Ian McDiarmid is one of the OGs. Praise the OGs.

He has the most wonderful voice.

My favourite Star Wars film is 'Revenge of the Sith' ....and that's thanks to a large part of the outstanding, phenomenal acting done singularly by Ian McDiarmid.

Making him walk onto the stage under Imperial March is THE wya you should present The Emperor to the public.

Imagine not only having your own theme song, but that theme song being one of the most recognizable pieces of movie music ever.

His voice is majestic - I'd be in awe and wouldn't say a word when he talks. Absolute legend

i love him so much . protect this man at all cost . wish i could meet him one day

He seems like such a chill dude

He’s such a class act and an absolute legend

0:25 I know the Imperial March is synonymous with The Empire and Vader, but when you introduce Ian McDiarmid (“The Emperor himself”) he has his OWN theme, play The Emperor’s/Sidious’ theme! Missed opportunity.

Such a legend. Love his energy and love of the franchise.

With thunderous applause.

Ian Diarmid is so good! The voice, the delivery, the overal acting, and how fun and funny he was playing Sena...SUPREME CHANCELLOR Palpatine in ROTS. He was the glue that held ROTS together. 💯❤️

This gentleman is a class act. He carries himself well and behaves as a true thespian. I really enjoy listening to him speak.

Met him last Saturday at Comic con Holland. He is really a very nice man who took his time to make a nice photo with me and my family. He truly loves his fans.

Somehow palpatine returned. 👌🔥

He did the iconic laugh! Ian is an absolute legend!

The man really owns the role with so much pride, on and off screen! Which is uncommon by actors these days. A true legend.⚡

We're long overdue with a scene between him and Darth Plagueis. I hope Disney makes it happen one day.

This man voice is golden!

Coooool. I love driving by myself and just doing lines from The Emperor. The way he says "Vader" or rather "Vadaah!" Is my favorite

I want him to say “The dark side is path way to many abilities, some consider to be unnatural”

Ian is so cool, I wish we get more of him soon!!

He’s awesome as Palps. His line delivery is so menacing!

Thank you for these...love listening to there individual stories :)

The best thing about Ian McDiarmid is the timbre of his acting voice, it's the Shakespearian background he brings to Emperor Palpatine's voice that makes it so distinct & recognisible ⚡⚡🧟‍♂️

he doesn't look bad for 78, fantastic actor

He's absolutely brilliant 😂 Saw him in a play in London back in and around... 2001-2002. He and Alec Guiness in Star Wars just brilliant

The man with the grand plan💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💙

I got goosebumps 😮 He is amazing, gotta love him!😊😊

I'd love if Palpatine just keeps coming back as long as McDiarmid is alive.

This was an awesome moment to watch! Ian is so wholesome and absolutely hilarious

He was having so much fun there its great to see him again

him and bryan cranston should play in a movie together.. would be dope

Will say all day long that the Emperor looked his best in Return of the Jedi. Something about him - it just looked SO GOOD. He never looked like that again.

This man has been excellent from the start. He more than deserves the standing ovation and the accolades from the crowds wherever he goes!! One of the greatest movie villains ever!!👹

Ian is great we really want more emperor scenes I’m so disappointed we don’t have more of the Emperor palpatine. He should be getting so much more screen time

He could have also answered to the guy: "I am the Senate!"

Ian sempre incrível e maravilhoso! 🥰 🥰

His entrance was EVERYTHING.

Thanks fpr Sharinggggg.... greetings from argentina

What a LEGEND!

Palpatine is the puppet master of the entire saga; one could say that the whole thing wouldn't exist without him. You can tell that Ian absolutely loves playing this role and has so much fun doing it. Combining camp and pure evil is a tough line to walk but for Ian, it seems effortless.

The man, the myth, the legend! SIR Ian McDiarrmid! The greatest film villain of all-time.

"Then I moved in to goodness knows what." Even Ian was like WTH was the sequel trilogy all about?

This man is always such a joy to watch 😊

I will watch this interview with great interest

Ian is so great. A towering talent.

Oh, the power... It's so unlimited. May The Force Be With Us!

Glad you had THE SENATE as a guest.

I love this man so much, he has such a great and beautiful soul. God bless his soul.

How is this dude so grounded, mentally together, spry & still carrying a ready to work attitude at 79? The emperor is a role model 2 us all.

My favourite actor in Star Wars by far. Love him!

"To goodness knows what in the most recent movie..." I agree.

INSANE! WOOOOW

I just adore him

Ian Mchdiarmid has basically been handed a character so Iconic that he at first didn't realise it. But as the decades has progressed he has and it's the reason why he's begun to take roles wherever the emperor appears no matter how minor they are because he's realised that he is the emperor. It's his character that he was instrumental in creating. I don't think now that we'll see an emperor not played or voiced by him until he is physically unable to do so as he's now fully recognised that he is both loved and respected for this role.

Great stuff.

This just made my day ❤❤❤

Love this man

He’s a legends🔥🔥🔥

Ian McDiarmid was the perfect person to play Palpatine

What an absolute legend

Ian McDiarmid is a legend!!!

I just love this guy so much!

Happy anniversary, my master!

Absolutely brilliant actor

I worship Ian McDiarmid!

The only man who can play Palpatine. The way he walks in you still can feel his unlimited power of presence

Long live Ian McDiarmid, our real Emperor

Somehow, Ian McDiarmid returned and I'm here for it.

My hero growing up as a kid!

I LOVE HIM!

Good to see palpy as always!

Thanks to Star Wars for teaching me good vs evil. if i didnt have star wars as a kid i dont know who i would have been. because i didnt learn from school because i cannot sit still and being told what to do and what to learn .. so i returned home as a child feeling like a piece of s... and i learned the english words from looking at danish subtitle while watching star wars over and over.. lord of the rings over and over.. jurassic park over and over.. and today i speak write and understand english .. thank you for this epic way of teaching kids to be good .. i will always be a student of the jedi. i will never turn to the dark side.. no one can make me or poisen my brain more than i did my self .. so thank you for being good and taught me whats right and wrong

Gotta love him!

I didn't know he was still alive!! My heart is filled that he is❤❤

in this video you can see new reincarnation of Emperor Palapatine convincing naive people of this planet that he is harmless actor Ian McDiarmid

Wooooow!! 🤩✨

Imagine knowing that there is such an evocative and powerful theme song linked to you forever. Like a wrestling intro taken to 100.

Longest running Star Wars actor. (Besides James Earl Jones’ doing Vader’s voice)

I think Elisa Rosselli was in that celebration too alongside Daisy ridley and Liz Gillies

This would have loved to been to this would have even so cool I always miss the good stuff

My EMPEROR!

The most powerful being that has ever existed in the timeline of the franchise.