>"Ah, yes. My old friend, Gandalf. Please, help me out here. I can barely believe the orcs have made it this far with so few numbers. Surely, somebody must be helping them in the shadows. Who? I haven't the foggiest, but I'm sure they must be an excellent wizard. One of the best, perhaps. Might it be you? No, hahaha, of course not my old friend. You would never do such a thing, and neither would I. But still, I do believe it to be a strapping, handsome wizard helping out those dastardly orcs and we should root them out before they manage to completely crumple one or, Ring forbid, both of The Two Towers©. If only I were a giant, flaming Eye in a tower so that I could look down from above and make the perfect plan, alas I am but a man. A strapping, handsome wizard of a man, but only a man. Say, old friend Grey Gandalf, have you ever thought about what you might look like in White? I think it would be quite flattering for your figure."
What did Tolkien mean by this?