Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamillis an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series. Hamill also starred in the films Corvette Summer, The Big Red One, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. His extensive voice acting work includes a long-standing role as the Joker, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 September 1951
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I think theater has given me the opportunity to show what a character actor I can be.
I think 'Comic Book: The Movie' is the apex of my career in terms of making a personal statement that has significance to me and resonates with biographical detail about not only my career, but all the people that I've worked with in my career. All of it's riddled, on- and off-camera, with people I've known and worked with for decades.
I will say that comic books are not the easiest things to translate to film, number one. Even the most well meaning of filmmakers find what's acceptable on the printed page is very difficult to bring to film.
In high school, I had to hide my comic book side, my nerd side from the civilian world so they wouldn't categorize me. They would try to marginalize me for what I like. I tried to give it up, believe me. I tried to kick the habit. But there's too much I liked about it to give it up completely.
I've learned that the movies [Star Wars] will never finally end. It just goes on and on and on and on. I mean, it's going to be in 3D, then it's going to be smellivision, then it's going to be a ride in an amusement park, then they'll come to your house and perform it with puppets on your lawn ... it'll never end! I accepted that a long time ago.
When you say 'comic book' in America, people think of Mickey Mouse, and Archie. It has a connotation of juvenile.
There's something fascinating about watching artists draw.
LOVE your taste in subject matter... perfect summer reading!
You know how there are some stars out there who know how to market themselves? I don't have that.
I've always loved Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness movies.
I have failed 'Star Wars' trivia tests. People come up to me at conventions and use terms that I've never heard of.
So much of life is what you roll and where you land.
I debated in high school! If you told things that weren't true or just made things out of whole cloth, you were penalized. It's too bad they don't apply the same standards to presidential candidates as they do to high school students.
A cartoonist creates his whole universe without any input.