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 love ensemble pieces, I love being a part of the entire tapestry of a piece, but I think character actors do have a lot more fun, and there's a versatility involved that's challenging and fun, to come up to speed and do what's required of you.
You know those actors who have a sense for how they should be used? I don't think I have that.
I live in a sort of insular world. It's mostly my family, my house, staying home and working.
I'm so much like Luke Skywalker I guess I always will be.
One of the things that I love about voiceover is that it's a situation where - because you're not encumbered by being seen - it's liberating. You're able to make broad choices that you would never make if you were on camera.
I never saw myself so much as an actor. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles M. Schulz and create my own world and be able to have a studio at home and not commute and be able to be with my family.
Character roles only indicate that they're very different from who you are as a person, and for me, it's fun hiding behind characters that are so unlike who I am.
I have a sneaking suspicion that if there were a way to make movies without actors, George Lucas would do it.
I can't tell you how much we laughed on the set to have Alec Guinness in a scene with a big, furry dog that's flying a space ship.
People think being remembered most for one character is a negative thing, but I don't. I never expected to be remembered for anything!
Acting in 'Star Wars' I felt like a raisin in a giant fruit salad, and I didn't even know who the cantaloupes were.
I always think a day when you never get out of your pajamas is a win.
I love the fact that, one time, my face was on the back of a cereal box - probably 3-CPO's - and it was a mask where you cut out the eye holes and put a string through the side. It makes me feel like I'm 11 years old all over again.