Peter Mayhew Quotes

The first 'Star Wars' film was enormously important. I grew up right smack-bang in the sweet spot of all of those. It's true cinema magic. It's fair to say that, as a kid, I would have been very happy to be Han Solo, and I would have been happy to have gone out with Princess Leia.

I like 'Star Wars.' I mean, I don't go to the conventions and dress up like Obi-Wan Kenobi or anything, but I like watching the movies.

I grew up with 'Star Wars' and was a massive fan of the original films.

Well, you know, we all grew up as 'Star Wars' fans.

When Princess Leia hit the scene in 1977, she was a pretty formidable character.

I've totally embraced it. I like Princess Leia. I like how she was feisty.

I love 'Empire' - it's my favorite of the 'Star Wars' series.

Honestly, I've been asking myself how it would feel to be Princess Leia since I was seven years old.

It would be excellent to do a 'Star Wars.'

I do love 'Star Wars,' although I'm not one of those crazy fans who knows everything about everyone.

I am a tremendous 'Star Wars' fan; I know the story means an enormous love to me. I love the characters.

I was such a 'Star Wars' fan. That was my generation.

My entire generation has grown up in the shadow of one movie: 'Star Wars.'

My family are huge 'Star Wars' fans.

I've never seen the first three 'Star Wars' movies. It's just not really my genre.

I have been Princess Leia exclusively. It's been a part of my life for 40 years.

I'm a huge Star Wars fan. I lost my Darth Vader watch.

I think it's always wise to be concerned about any of the characters in 'Star Wars,' right?

I don't want to sound trite, but 'Star Wars' really, really impacted me.

I grew up having a sense of who Luke Skywalker is.

'Star Wars' is my heart. I love it.

'Star Wars' is just a special story.

'Star Wars' is my favorite movie series ever. I like the old ones better than the new ones, but I like all of them.

My friend jewelry designer Courtney Crangi has been obsessed with Star Wars all her life and has seen the movies 150 times. When we first started talking about it, I was amazed that her knowledge made mine - which was even then pretty impressive - seem pathetic. And I think there are a couple of reasons for this. One is that the leader of the rebellion is Princess Leia. American theatergoers had never seen a princess like that. She's not a delicate flower, she's not passive, she's often the only one who has a clue.

Star Wars is not entertainment. Star Wars is George Lucas masturbating to a picture of Joseph Campbell and conning billions of people into watching the money shot.