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"People give me things at shows-the Robot from Japan. What I would treasure the most is a little doll of the general from the movie-and if they don't make it, I'll make my own and bring it to shows and sign it"

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Goddard lets fandom look charming, not creepy, by framing it as a gift economy with a DIY punchline. He starts in the sweet spot of convention culture: people bring tokens, he receives them, the relationship stays reciprocal and playful rather than transactional. The detail about "the Robot from Japan" does a lot of work. It’s not just a souvenir; it signals how far the character’s afterlife travels, how an American TV artifact gets re-authored abroad and mailed back with love. The specificity makes the affection feel real, not PR.

Then he pivots to the "little doll of the general from the movie" - a tight, almost childlike image that undercuts the usual actor posture of dignity. He’s not asking for a lifetime achievement award; he wants a tiny version of the role that kept him in the cultural bloodstream. That’s subtext: actors rarely control what becomes iconic, but they do feel the gravitational pull of the part the audience won’t let go of.

"If they don't make it, I'll make my own" is the kicker. It’s self-deprecating, but also quietly strategic. He’s acknowledging the merchandising machine (and its gaps) while refusing to be passive inside it. He’ll manufacture the artifact, carry it to the fans, and sign it - turning scarcity into a bit, and nostalgia into something he can still actively shape. It’s a small statement about agency in a career defined by other people’s scripts.

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Goddard, Mark. (2026, January 15). People give me things at shows-the Robot from Japan. What I would treasure the most is a little doll of the general from the movie-and if they don't make it, I'll make my own and bring it to shows and sign it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/people-give-me-things-at-shows-the-robot-from-162435/

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Goddard, Mark. "People give me things at shows-the Robot from Japan. What I would treasure the most is a little doll of the general from the movie-and if they don't make it, I'll make my own and bring it to shows and sign it." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/people-give-me-things-at-shows-the-robot-from-162435/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"People give me things at shows-the Robot from Japan. What I would treasure the most is a little doll of the general from the movie-and if they don't make it, I'll make my own and bring it to shows and sign it." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/people-give-me-things-at-shows-the-robot-from-162435/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.

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Mark Goddard (born July 24, 1936) is a Actor from USA.

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