It's the primordial characters [of the Star Wars]. It's the beautiful princess and the callow youth and the smartass that I played and the wise old warrior that Alec Guinness played. And it was a fairy tale. It was a fairy tale.

I was 35 when I first hit with Star Wars. I had some degree of maturity and some degree of experience, yet physically I still looked young. That had been an impediment early on in my career, but then it turned out to be an advantage.

I do not go to the gym. I do not train. I am not that careful about what I eat. I cannot give you any advice about keeping fit. The best advice I can give is choose your parents wisely.

An actor only has his own understanding and experience to work with.

The Force is within you. Force yourself.

[ Chadwick Boseman] is a remarkable actor, and he's a remarkable person.

The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up.