Peter Mayhew quotes

Peter Mayhew was a British actor, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. His towering height and gentle presence made the Wookiee character beloved by fans worldwide. He devoted much of his life to connecting with the Star Wars community at conventions and charitable events. Here are 24 of his quotes:

With my mask, I controlled all of the mouth movements with my own mouth. (Peter Mayhew)
After my own for instance, my favourite is Princess Leia. View quote
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I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done. View quote
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With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming. View quote
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George has only got to ring me. His imagination is so wonderful, I'd do any character he might create. View quote
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When you've got eight or nine or ten cables running around with someone trying to operate them, it's too much. View quote
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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. View quote
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I really enjoyed the last scene at the Ewok celebration after the battle. (Peter Mayhew)
I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen. View quote
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George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar. View quote
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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. View quote
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Richard Marquand, on Jedi, was very much an actor's director. View quote
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I enjoy kids, always have. It's wonderful to see their reactions, to see their faces light up when you look at the pictures because most kids have been brought up on Star Wars from their parents. It's just a crazy thing, but it's wonderful to see the kids and they have fun. It's one of those things, they either believe it and go, "wow, you really played Chewbacca?” And I say, "Yes.” Having big hands is an ice-breaker. Because you put one hand up against their little hand and see the expression on their face. Amazing. View quote
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I've always said, if I get tired of it, I won't do it. And I still enjoy it, and what's there to get tired of? I always think that if people don't recognize me, that's when the problem starts. Right? That's my way of looking at it. It's great fun. I enjoy it. As I say, I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it. View quote
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But, apart from that, there was very little on underneath the suit. View quote
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This has been the best thing that ever happened to me. View quote
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They asked if I was interested in a role as a large alien in a movie. View quote
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After a while, the character sort of took over. (Peter Mayhew)
I think the main thing was that the character couldn't speak in regular language, so he had to be mimed. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew - Image
Photo: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: British Actor
Born: May 19, 1944
Died: April 30, 2019
Quotes count: 24

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