Star Wars legend Mark Hamill insists that fame hasn't ‘changed' him
Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles
Mark Hamill hasn't let fame 'change' him.
The 72-year-old actor had only made a handful of appearances on programmes like 'The Bill Cosby Show' and 'General Hospital' when he was cast as Luke Skywalker in the first 'Star Wars' film series alongside Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher but despite the global recognition he has achieved with his success, he has managed to stay the same person he always was.
Speaking on Sunday Sitdown With Willie Geist, he said: 'I was completely unknown. You just try and reassure yourself that nothing changed, people around me are the same.'
The Hollywood star was then asked where his passion for acting first placed, and recalled going to the movies as a youngster.
He said: 'Well, two things stick out: seeing a black-and-white movie, my mom had to walk me out because I was crying and terrified. But I just wanted to go right back in and see what happened. And my sister said I should go into acting, because I loved make-believe so much.'
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