Peter Mayhew quotes
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“I think by that time I knew where Chewie was going, and he left me to do what was called for, because the character had been well established. You know, it was like putting on a second skin by that time.”
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“George has only got to ring me. His imagination is so wonderful, I'd do any character he might create.”
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“With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now.”
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“A whole new generation is looking at the videos, and going to the video shop and buying the re-release of the complete trilogy, which you can buy at a reasonable price.”
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“Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won.”
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“With my mask, I controlled all of the mouth movements with my own mouth.”
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“When you've got eight or nine or ten cables running around with someone trying to operate them, it's too much.”
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“I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done.”
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“It was amazing that during rehearsals, without any of the costume on, the character was there complete. It just happened. Half the time, I didn't know I was doing it.”
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“Richard Marquand, on Jedi, was very much an actor's director.”
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“I really enjoyed the last scene at the Ewok celebration after the battle.”
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“I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen.”
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“George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar.”
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“Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming.”
-- Peter Mayhew
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