Though I have respect for Micheal Gambon from other films, I am not a fan of his work in HP. I just dont think he gets the character. I mean there are certain things he understands but, when he says, 'He’s got to be a bit scary," Gambon said of his Dumbledore. "All headmasters should be a bit scary, shouldn’t they? A top wizard like him would be intimidating. And ultimately, he’s protecting Harry. Essentially, I play myself. A little Irish, a little scary. That’s what I’m like in real life.”'
Yeah Dumbledore's got to be a bit indimating, but I think Gambon has got the wrong end of it there. When you see Dumbledore, ppl think oh yeah this guy is this great hero etc and I would never be able to match them. But when you meet him, he's a nice guy. We see that when he's around Harry in the books. We dont see that in the films, especially around Harry. He man handles him in GOF and in OOTP says to the others kids, "dont you all have studying to do!" That is just downright scary. And if that's how he is in real life I would run for my life.