David Prowse
David Prowse
David Prowse, MBEis an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor. He played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, though the character's voice was provided by James Earl Jones. He also played the Green Cross Code man, a character used in British road safety advertising...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBodybuilder
Date of Birth1 July 1935
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I sense something. A presence I've not felt since...
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I suppose the most fun I had was on the second film.
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I, and I'm sure many celebrities, have a certain amount of guilt over letters that didn't get answered or got answered after long delays.
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But it turned out that Vader was an icon who the kids thought was wonderful, so the campaign became much more successful because of Star Wars.
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Leave them to me. Do not disturb my meditation.
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My agent set up a meeting with George Lucas. They were casting in England.
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It's obviously primarily for sci-fi fans, but it's a nice sort of quirky movie that appeals to all sorts of people. I think it's quite good.
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It sounded like a lot of fun, so I agreed to come over and do it. I think it's lovely and the fans totally enjoy it.
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Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
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The agency was desperate to get started with the commercials in 1976, but I was working on Star Wars.
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George Lucas was casting about and had heard favourable things about my work in Clockwork Orange and asked me to come in, which of course I did even though no one knew what the film was about!
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The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force.
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Training has been such a huge part of my life and career I hope to keep going with it.
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I do remember smiling quite a bit inside it though since I knew it wouldn't be seen on film - so of course while the poor planet is being blown up I'm smiling and laughing like mad!