Unable to dress and undress himself on set, and with a very narrow field of vision, Daniels found himself at the mercy of the crew to help him at all times. Read more: Rise of Skywalker script ended up on eBay It was just I was the only one experiencing it, and it was very hard to explain to other people.” And they did take it off at lunchtime which was great, and from then on they tried to make it better all the way. “But then, you see, on day two, I was ready for it. It's just the nature of the beast, it totally took me by surprise. Don't get me wrong, everybody was as lovely, as supportive, as kind as whatever as they could be. And that day, I had been traumatised really. “I think I bang on a bit about the suit over the years, but it was a pain in the arse and everywhere else. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) You might say that it awoke some negative feelings again.”īritish actor Anthony Daniels (who plays C-3PO) with American director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas on the set of his movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. “And on that basis some passages were easy and fun to just shuffle down on the keyboard, and others, I did find quite. Read more: The Oscars are snobbish towards Star Wars, says Daniels “There were some things I needed to say about the very good times, and about the not so good times,” Daniels tells us, “and if I was going to be candid about everything, then it needed to be that.”
The brutally honest book – in shops now – was hard to write, the actor admits to Yahoo. It’s one of pain and suffering, of indignity and betrayals, but ultimately, it’s a story of redemption as Daniels’ retelling of his life as Threepio sees the classically-trained actor reconciling with his lifelong association with the sci-fi franchise and its fans.
However, his new book I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story reveals a dark side to his story. He’s the only actor to have appeared in all nine live action Star Wars film – including the latest The Rise of Skywalker – and he’s reprised the role of Threepio countless times on radio and on stage, in animation and video games, on TV and even on theme park rides. The 73-year-old actor has played protocol droid C-3PO ever since being cast by George Lucas in the first film, produced in 1976, and released in 1977. Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in the films, during rehearsals for Star Wars: A Musical Journey at the 02 Arena in London.Īnthony Daniels is the first to admit he has a complicated relationship with the Star Wars franchise.
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