It has inadvertently become one of the most famous lines in film history.
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So I wanted to give that flavor."
Hamill says he knew even then during filming that it made his character sound less than heroic.
Little did I know that it would haunt me for decades.
In fact,Empiremagazine said that the top Luke Skywalker moment of all five movies isthatline.
That’s when I knew that they didn’t know what they were talking about.
I was so insulted."
“All of his peers ridiculed him,” says Hamill of the way Luke was treated on Tatooine.
“They call him Wormy.
He’s been out in the sun too long so you know he’s not particularly popular.
He sees Biggs Darklighter, who later dies on the assault of the Death Star.
That’s why I turn off the targeting machine, when I see my best friend die.
That’s when I turn off the targeting rig.
But what I thought was really interesting is when you see Biggs, he’s in an Imperial uniform.
So Luke goes, Cool!'
He has no political persuasion.
It’s just, get off of Tatooine.
And I thought that was important.”
And once Lukedidget off Tatooine, worrying about power converters became the least of his problems.
ET on Tuesday for the full interview.
