Sam Brigger

And, you know, for better or worse, I don't think you've ever been free of Star Wars. And I think at least one instance, the director told you they didn't want to cast you because they didn't want Luke Skywalker in their movie. And this was for the film adaptation of of a Broadway play, Amadeus, that you were starring in on Broadway. So did you hear that a lot? Did you get discouraged?

And, you know, for better or worse, I don't think you've ever been free of Star Wars. And I think at least one instance, the director told you they didn't want to cast you because they didn't want Luke Skywalker in their movie. And this was for the film adaptation of of a Broadway play, Amadeus, that you were starring in on Broadway. So did you hear that a lot? Did you get discouraged?

And, you know, for better or worse, I don't think you've ever been free of Star Wars. And I think at least one instance, the director told you they didn't want to cast you because they didn't want Luke Skywalker in their movie. And this was for the film adaptation of of a Broadway play, Amadeus, that you were starring in on Broadway. So did you hear that a lot? Did you get discouraged?

If you're just joining us, we're speaking with actor Mark Hamill. He's in the new movie The Life of Chuck, which is adapted from a Stephen King story. More after a break. This is Fresh Air.

If you're just joining us, we're speaking with actor Mark Hamill. He's in the new movie The Life of Chuck, which is adapted from a Stephen King story. More after a break. This is Fresh Air.

If you're just joining us, we're speaking with actor Mark Hamill. He's in the new movie The Life of Chuck, which is adapted from a Stephen King story. More after a break. This is Fresh Air.

A lot of voice acting, and I know you did voice acting before Star Wars, but did voice acting provide you with an opportunity to kind of avoid some of those issues with typecasting that you were facing?

A lot of voice acting, and I know you did voice acting before Star Wars, but did voice acting provide you with an opportunity to kind of avoid some of those issues with typecasting that you were facing?

A lot of voice acting, and I know you did voice acting before Star Wars, but did voice acting provide you with an opportunity to kind of avoid some of those issues with typecasting that you were facing?

Well, let's hear a little bit of your Joker. This is from actually a movie called Batman Mask of the Phantasm. And this is a scene between the Joker and a gangster named Salvatore Valestra. And when I first heard this, I was like, oh, that guy's doing a pretty good Abe Vigoda impression. But it was actually Abe Vigoda who, of course, played a different Salvatore in The Godfather.

Well, let's hear a little bit of your Joker. This is from actually a movie called Batman Mask of the Phantasm. And this is a scene between the Joker and a gangster named Salvatore Valestra. And when I first heard this, I was like, oh, that guy's doing a pretty good Abe Vigoda impression. But it was actually Abe Vigoda who, of course, played a different Salvatore in The Godfather.

Well, let's hear a little bit of your Joker. This is from actually a movie called Batman Mask of the Phantasm. And this is a scene between the Joker and a gangster named Salvatore Valestra. And when I first heard this, I was like, oh, that guy's doing a pretty good Abe Vigoda impression. But it was actually Abe Vigoda who, of course, played a different Salvatore in The Godfather.

But here, let's hear it.

But here, let's hear it.

But here, let's hear it.

So that's our guest Mark Hamill in Batman, Mask of the Phantasm, playing the Joker. So, you know, you go through a huge range of emotions in that scene. Can voice acting actually be more tiring than live action because of that?

So that's our guest Mark Hamill in Batman, Mask of the Phantasm, playing the Joker. So, you know, you go through a huge range of emotions in that scene. Can voice acting actually be more tiring than live action because of that?

So that's our guest Mark Hamill in Batman, Mask of the Phantasm, playing the Joker. So, you know, you go through a huge range of emotions in that scene. Can voice acting actually be more tiring than live action because of that?

In 2015, you returned to play Luke Skywalker in the last of the Star Wars trilogies. You were only in the last few seconds of the first one, but you had quite a long story arc in the second one.

In 2015, you returned to play Luke Skywalker in the last of the Star Wars trilogies. You were only in the last few seconds of the first one, but you had quite a long story arc in the second one.