Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew is an English actor of American citizenship and previously a hospital orderly. Mayhew was born in Barnes, south west London and now resides in Granbury, Texas. He is 7 feet 3 inchestall and best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series, but has also appeared in other films. He has written two books. Mayhew is now active in Star Wars communities...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth19 May 1944
CityLondon, England
decision natural permanent
When I made the decision to live permanent in the States, ... it was just a natural progression that was part of the process.
british-actor costume gave human rounded shape
When we first put the costume on, you could see the human shape underneath, so the padding gave Chewie his rounded shape, really.
british-actor costume department later main next returned shooting unit weeks
I was in the costume department having the costume made the next day, and we were shooting two weeks later when the main unit returned from Tunisia.
countries despite goes people religion whatever wonderful
Whatever people say about America, it is still one of the most wonderful countries in the world, despite the politics, religion and everything else that goes on.
best both dual worlds
I know that I have the best of both worlds with the dual nationality,
talking
You've got to be on the toes, ... You've got to know what you're talking about.
running eight trying
When you've got eight or nine or ten cables running around with someone trying to operate them, it's too much.
kids character jars
George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar.
games generations video
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.
battle lasts celebration
I really enjoyed the last scene at the Ewok celebration after the battle.
directors actors
Richard Marquand, on Jedi, was very much an actor's director.
stars war thinking
I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done.
character imagination might
George has only got to ring me. His imagination is so wonderful, I'd do any character he might create.
stars war generations
With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now.