Facts about Peter Mayhew

Occup.	Actor
From	United Kingdom
Born	May 19, 1944
Age	81 years

Summary

Peter Mayhew is a famous Actor from United Kingdom, he is 81 years old and still alive, born May 19, 1944.

Zodiac:

He is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Peter.

Filmography:

2016 Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (Documentary)
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (Documentary)
2004 The Story of Star Wars (Documentary)
2002 Comic Book Villains (Action, Comedy)
1983 Return of the Jedi (Adventure, Action, Science Fiction)
1982 Return of the Ewok (Documentary, Science Fiction)
1980 SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (Documentary, TV Movie)
1980 The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (Documentary, TV Movie)
1980 The Empire Strikes Back (Adventure, Action, Science Fiction)
1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family, TV Movie)
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction)
1977 The Making of Star Wars (Documentary, TV Movie)
1977 Star Wars (Adventure, Action, Science Fiction)

22 Famous quotes by Peter Mayhew

"I really enjoyed the last scene at the Ewok celebration after the battle"

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"I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen"

Peter Mayhew

"Richard Marquand, on Jedi, was very much an actor's director"

Peter Mayhew

"Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming"

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"With my mask, I controlled all of the mouth movements with my own mouth"

Peter Mayhew

"I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done"

Peter Mayhew

"When you've got eight or nine or ten cables running around with someone trying to operate them, it's too much"

Peter Mayhew

"I think the things I wanted answered have been answered by people in the know that we can't talk about, so I'm perfectly happy with how Chewie came to be where he is and what is going on in Episode III"

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"I think the main thing was that the character couldn't speak in regular language, so he had to be mimed"

Peter Mayhew

"They asked if I was interested in a role as a large alien in a movie"

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"George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar"

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"After my own for instance, my favourite is Princess Leia"

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"With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now"

Peter Mayhew

"I think by that time I knew where Chewie was going, and he left me to do what was called for, because the character had been well established. You know, it was like putting on a second skin by that time"

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"George has only got to ring me. His imagination is so wonderful, I'd do any character he might create"

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"But, apart from that, there was very little on underneath the suit"

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"After a while, the character sort of took over"

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"This has been the best thing that ever happened to me"

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"It was amazing that during rehearsals, without any of the costume on, the character was there complete. It just happened. Half the time, I didn't know I was doing it"

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"A whole new generation is looking at the videos, and going to the video shop and buying the re-release of the complete trilogy, which you can buy at a reasonable price"

Peter Mayhew

"When you consider that you're a character that doesn't speak, but you've still got to react to the other actors, you've got to make a noise of some kind"

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"Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won"

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