Sam Brigger

As you said, you were the middle child of seven. Your father was a career officer in the Navy, a captain. You were born in Oakland, but you moved around a lot, right?

You were that deliberate about it?

You were that deliberate about it?

You were that deliberate about it?

Yeah. Well, you've said before that you were really like a clown as a kid. Was that like getting trying to get people to laugh all the time? Was that a way to break the ice as the perpetual new kid?

Yeah. Well, you've said before that you were really like a clown as a kid. Was that like getting trying to get people to laugh all the time? Was that a way to break the ice as the perpetual new kid?

Yeah. Well, you've said before that you were really like a clown as a kid. Was that like getting trying to get people to laugh all the time? Was that a way to break the ice as the perpetual new kid?

Sometimes before other people can.

Sometimes before other people can.

Sometimes before other people can.

So that sort of the laughter that you would get being the clown, did that translate in some ways to your interest in acting?

So that sort of the laughter that you would get being the clown, did that translate in some ways to your interest in acting?

So that sort of the laughter that you would get being the clown, did that translate in some ways to your interest in acting?

Mark, I thought we would start this part of the conversation with a cameo you did on The Simpsons. You're appearing. I think it's a comic convention. You come out of a spaceship dressed like Luke Skywalker, and with a lightsaber, you knock over a bunch of cardboard cutouts of stormtroopers and also Wonder Woman for some reason. Let's hear the clip.

Mark, I thought we would start this part of the conversation with a cameo you did on The Simpsons. You're appearing. I think it's a comic convention. You come out of a spaceship dressed like Luke Skywalker, and with a lightsaber, you knock over a bunch of cardboard cutouts of stormtroopers and also Wonder Woman for some reason. Let's hear the clip.

Mark, I thought we would start this part of the conversation with a cameo you did on The Simpsons. You're appearing. I think it's a comic convention. You come out of a spaceship dressed like Luke Skywalker, and with a lightsaber, you knock over a bunch of cardboard cutouts of stormtroopers and also Wonder Woman for some reason. Let's hear the clip.

Well, let's use this as a segue to talk about being Luke Skywalker a little bit. I think when you auditioned for Star Wars, you came in and didn't know what you were auditioning for, and you auditioned both for Carrie and Star Wars at the same time. Is that true?

Well, let's use this as a segue to talk about being Luke Skywalker a little bit. I think when you auditioned for Star Wars, you came in and didn't know what you were auditioning for, and you auditioned both for Carrie and Star Wars at the same time. Is that true?

Well, let's use this as a segue to talk about being Luke Skywalker a little bit. I think when you auditioned for Star Wars, you came in and didn't know what you were auditioning for, and you auditioned both for Carrie and Star Wars at the same time. Is that true?

Let's take another break here. If you're just joining us, our guest is Mark Hamill. His new movie is The Life of Chuck. He'll be back after a short break. I'm Sam Brigger, and this is Fresh Air.