Quotes by Mark Hamill

In high school, I had to hide my comic book side, my nerd side from the civilian world so they wouldn't categorize me. They would try to marginalize me for what I like. I tried to give it up, believe me. I tried to kick the habit. But there's too much I liked about it to give it up completely.

— Mark Hamill

Life

I don't think it's fair to compare Dick Cheney to Vader - it's unfair to Vader.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

I have failed 'Star Wars' trivia tests. People come up to me at conventions and use terms that I've never heard of.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

When you say 'comic book' in America, people think of Mickey Mouse, and Archie. It has a connotation of juvenile.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

One of the things that I love about voiceover is that it's a situation where - because you're not encumbered by being seen - it's liberating. You're able to make broad choices that you would never make if you were on camera.

— Mark Hamill

Love

Acting in 'Star Wars' I felt like a raisin in a giant fruit salad, and I didn't even know who the cantaloupes were.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

Character roles only indicate that they're very different from who you are as a person, and for me, it's fun hiding behind characters that are so unlike who I am.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

So much of life is what you roll and where you land.

— Mark Hamill

Life

'Star Wars' is more fairy tale than true science fiction.

— Mark Hamill

Education

I love ensemble pieces, I love being a part of the entire tapestry of a piece, but I think character actors do have a lot more fun, and there's a versatility involved that's challenging and fun, to come up to speed and do what's required of you.

— Mark Hamill

Love

I love the fact that, one time, my face was on the back of a cereal box - probably 3-CPO's - and it was a mask where you cut out the eye holes and put a string through the side. It makes me feel like I'm 11 years old all over again.

— Mark Hamill

Love

When I was involved with 'Star Wars,' I was very interested in all the backstories, and I used to pepper George with all kinds of questions about anything that crossed my mind, because I was very, very into it. But when the job came to an end, I had to move on.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

A cartoonist creates his whole universe without any input.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

I can't tell you how much we laughed on the set to have Alec Guinness in a scene with a big, furry dog that's flying a space ship.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

I have a sneaking suspicion that if there were a way to make movies without actors, George Lucas would do it.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

I live in a sort of insular world. It's mostly my family, my house, staying home and working.

— Mark Hamill

Success

I love actors, number one. There's probably nobody that you could name that I don't like, depending on what it is they're in.

— Mark Hamill

Love

I'm so much like Luke Skywalker I guess I always will be.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

I've always loved Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness movies.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

People think being remembered most for one character is a negative thing, but I don't. I never expected to be remembered for anything!

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

There's something fascinating about watching artists draw.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

You know how there are some stars out there who know how to market themselves? I don't have that.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

You know those actors who have a sense for how they should be used? I don't think I have that.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom

At the last Celebration I spoke before an auditorium full of people and I could just feel the affection and the positive feelings that they were exuding. It was actually moving. I remember thinking, 'I'm not worthy,' because 'Star Wars' is so much bigger than all of us.

— Mark Hamill

Wisdom