Sam Brigger

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.

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.

Let's get back to my conversation with actor Mark Hamill. His newest movie is The Life of Chuck, in which he plays a kind but haunted grandfather. The movie was adapted from a story by Stephen King. Hamill has done a lot of work both as a live action actor and a voice actor for animated projects. He is, of course, best known as Luke Skywalker from Star Wars.

Let's get back to my conversation with actor Mark Hamill. His newest movie is The Life of Chuck, in which he plays a kind but haunted grandfather. The movie was adapted from a story by Stephen King. Hamill has done a lot of work both as a live action actor and a voice actor for animated projects. He is, of course, best known as Luke Skywalker from Star Wars.

Let's get back to my conversation with actor Mark Hamill. His newest movie is The Life of Chuck, in which he plays a kind but haunted grandfather. The movie was adapted from a story by Stephen King. Hamill has done a lot of work both as a live action actor and a voice actor for animated projects. He is, of course, best known as Luke Skywalker from Star Wars.

Well, it's interesting to me that you – reading the script, you knew that it was something special. Because back then, you know, sci-fi was – I mean I think it's fair to say like not super reputable. Like they were low-budget genre movies mostly. But you could sort of tell it was something special. Oh, yeah.

Well, it's interesting to me that you – reading the script, you knew that it was something special. Because back then, you know, sci-fi was – I mean I think it's fair to say like not super reputable. Like they were low-budget genre movies mostly. But you could sort of tell it was something special. Oh, yeah.

Well, it's interesting to me that you – reading the script, you knew that it was something special. Because back then, you know, sci-fi was – I mean I think it's fair to say like not super reputable. Like they were low-budget genre movies mostly. But you could sort of tell it was something special. Oh, yeah.

Well, I think we should hear a scene from the movie. This is from the beginning of the film when you're on the desert planet Tatooine. You're living with your uncle and your aunt who are moisture farmers, and they've just bought these two droids that you mentioned, C-3PO and R2-D2. And as thrilling as it sounds to be a moisture farmer, you're dreaming of a different kind of life.

Well, I think we should hear a scene from the movie. This is from the beginning of the film when you're on the desert planet Tatooine. You're living with your uncle and your aunt who are moisture farmers, and they've just bought these two droids that you mentioned, C-3PO and R2-D2. And as thrilling as it sounds to be a moisture farmer, you're dreaming of a different kind of life.

Well, I think we should hear a scene from the movie. This is from the beginning of the film when you're on the desert planet Tatooine. You're living with your uncle and your aunt who are moisture farmers, and they've just bought these two droids that you mentioned, C-3PO and R2-D2. And as thrilling as it sounds to be a moisture farmer, you're dreaming of a different kind of life.

So, you know, I imagine as an actor that an important part of your job and something that helps you do your job is like the feedback you receive from other actors in the scene, like from their energy, from their expressions, like you probably work off of each other. But for you, some of your most famous dramatic moments.

So, you know, I imagine as an actor that an important part of your job and something that helps you do your job is like the feedback you receive from other actors in the scene, like from their energy, from their expressions, like you probably work off of each other. But for you, some of your most famous dramatic moments.

So, you know, I imagine as an actor that an important part of your job and something that helps you do your job is like the feedback you receive from other actors in the scene, like from their energy, from their expressions, like you probably work off of each other. But for you, some of your most famous dramatic moments.

scenes in these star wars movies you're acting opposite a puppet and even though you know it's frank oz great puppet master like was that difficult was it difficult to like stay in the moment when you're expressing yourself to yoda who is not a real person of course look frank oz is so good and

scenes in these star wars movies you're acting opposite a puppet and even though you know it's frank oz great puppet master like was that difficult was it difficult to like stay in the moment when you're expressing yourself to yoda who is not a real person of course look frank oz is so good and

scenes in these star wars movies you're acting opposite a puppet and even though you know it's frank oz great puppet master like was that difficult was it difficult to like stay in the moment when you're expressing yourself to yoda who is not a real person of course look frank oz is so good and

So during the research for this, I read an interview with you from People magazine from 1981 when you were anticipating the release of the final – movie in the series, The Return of the Jedi. And speaking for yourself, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, you said that once the movie comes out, quote, we'll be grown up and free.

So during the research for this, I read an interview with you from People magazine from 1981 when you were anticipating the release of the final – movie in the series, The Return of the Jedi. And speaking for yourself, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, you said that once the movie comes out, quote, we'll be grown up and free.

So during the research for this, I read an interview with you from People magazine from 1981 when you were anticipating the release of the final – movie in the series, The Return of the Jedi. And speaking for yourself, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, you said that once the movie comes out, quote, we'll be grown up and free.