Harrison Ford

And so he asked me if I would do him a favor because he couldn't find a carpenter to get it installed.

I said that I would do the job.

I'd be happy to do the job.

But I only wanted to work at night because I didn't want to confuse the people in the office about whether I was a carpenter or an actor.

Yeah, well, I wanted them to think of me as an actor, not to think of me as a carpenter.

So I was there sweeping up.

I was just finishing the job when George Lucas walked in with...

with Richard Dreyfuss, who had been in American Graffiti.

We had all of us who had been in American Graffiti had been told that we would not be considered for Star Wars because George wanted new faces.

And here he is having the first interview with Richard Dreyfuss.

And I'm standing there in my carpenter's work belt sweeping up the floor.

But it turned out to be a fortuitous occasion because weeks later I would end up being asked if I would do them a favor and read with the other actors who were being considered for the parts.

That's right.

That's correct.

I never was told that I was ever to be considered.

And then at the end of the process, I guess they ended up with two groups of three people that were in final consideration.

And I've always been amused that in the second group, the character of Han Solo would have been played by Chris Walken.

I would have loved to see that.

He's one of my favorite actors.

Yeah.