"Richard was in heavy, heavy costume, he could hardly sit, you know, and I turned up and they put me in two layers of silk, so I played him much lighter - you know, floating around in a pair of slippers, a bit of a hippy."
Michael Gambon was an Irish-born actor known for stage work and film roles including Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. He had a long career in British theatre, television, and cinema.