Mark Hamill

“I didn't really do that. I just thought that was kind of a girl thing. And now they have just such a quaint appeal and just brings back memories of such simpler and happier times. I really love my Beatles collection. I would never sell it,...” “I didn't really do that. I just thought that was kind of a girl thing. And now they have just such a quaint appeal and just brings back memories of such simpler and happier times. I really love my Beatles collection. I would never sell it, and I'm just glad I was able to see at the time. Because, I mean, 1970, it seemed to me, wow. That's true. I mean, I was coming to terms with them not recording again, and I thought, I want some physical memories other than the vinyl albums to remember them in their heyday.”

Mark Hamill

“I think the most satisfying finds are the garage sale sort of finds or finding things in your attic.”

Mark Hamill

“When I would go to comic book conventions and ask a price of a certain book, I'd get a quote, and I'd send a friend back to ask about the same book, and they were always lower for them than they were for me. Yeah. I think people just assume...” “When I would go to comic book conventions and ask a price of a certain book, I'd get a quote, and I'd send a friend back to ask about the same book, and they were always lower for them than they were for me. Yeah. I think people just assume that money is no object for me, and that's not true. I mean, even someone that's wealthy, I think, would want to maximize their buying power, not just gonna go out and waste their money. I mean, that's part of the fun of collecting, think, is the search and then getting it for something that's not so exorbitant.”

Mark Hamill

“It was weird because I got a lump in my throat talking to him, almost like I was in the principal's office. You wanna talk, but you're starting getting overwhelmed with emotions, which shows me what a fan I am. I just I didn't know what to...” “It was weird because I got a lump in my throat talking to him, almost like I was in the principal's office. You wanna talk, but you're starting getting overwhelmed with emotions, which shows me what a fan I am. I just I didn't know what to say. I just said, you know, just thanks so much. I just think you're so great. And he looked up and he said, you're not so bad yourself. I could have just fallen over. You know, it was just great.”

Mark Hamill

“And I said, Ringo Ringo Starr, I'm Mark Hamill. Oh, it's so great to meet you. And I hugged him, and he winced in severe pain. I had no idea that he had had some kind of accident in Italy in a car. Turns out his ribs were taped. So here I w...” “And I said, Ringo Ringo Starr, I'm Mark Hamill. Oh, it's so great to meet you. And I hugged him, and he winced in severe pain. I had no idea that he had had some kind of accident in Italy in a car. Turns out his ribs were taped. So here I was doing the last thing you would ever wanna do to someone that you admire so much, physically hurt the man. You know? He couldn't have been nicer. I mean, he didn't curse me out or anything. And, you know, I'm not a huggy kind of guy. Believe me. I don't, you know, kiss and hug and do all this, but I just lost it.”

Mark Hamill

“One of the things that had made a impact on me was the fact that he had sort of praised New York as being a place where he could walk down the street and not be accosted. So I made a real effort not to turn into mister fanboy. And I saw him...” “One of the things that had made a impact on me was the fact that he had sort of praised New York as being a place where he could walk down the street and not be accosted. So I made a real effort not to turn into mister fanboy. And I saw him again with Yoko in Central Park. And again, I looked at them and realized who it was, but made a conscious effort not to ask them a question or accost them in any way. I just, you know, thought, wow, isn't that great? There they are, and here I am in New York, and there they are in New York.”

Mark Hamill

“I heard from my people that they wanted me to come by and see Sean, you know, and bring him a picture or whatever. And I was really excited. Are you kidding? I get to go to The Dakota and meet them and everything. And it was around, I think...” “I heard from my people that they wanted me to come by and see Sean, you know, and bring him a picture or whatever. And I was really excited. Are you kidding? I get to go to The Dakota and meet them and everything. And it was around, I think, towards the end of November. And I said, you know what? With all that's going on with the holidays and everything, why don't we just wait until after Christmas, first or second week in January, we'll work it all out. And, of course, you know, that horrible day in December. So, I mean, it was really my fault if I had acted on it immediately. But, know, that's selfish too. I mean, it to me, that still strikes me as really the worst of the assassinations in this country or anywhere because it was the first one that wasn't political, that it was entertainment related. To this day, it's just so tragic.”

Mark Hamill

“When you tap into people's fantasies and into their, I don't know, into their subconscious, I mean, we have people calling up and saying, well, you know, Darth Vader is the antichrist, and you're blocking his reentry into the world. I mean,...” “When you tap into people's fantasies and into their, I don't know, into their subconscious, I mean, we have people calling up and saying, well, you know, Darth Vader is the antichrist, and you're blocking his reentry into the world. I mean, you get letters that get marked by the FBI and stuff, and they turn them over to you if there's threats and so forth. So it's a little bit scary. For the most part, not had any problems whatsoever, but it is a little scary.”

Mark Hamill

“I remember thinking at the time, well, this all will be collectible, but what kind of dad would I be to not let him play with this stuff and put it up on a shelf? Because to me, I've never been a dealer. He never said, oh, you're gonna get...” “I remember thinking at the time, well, this all will be collectible, but what kind of dad would I be to not let him play with this stuff and put it up on a shelf? Because to me, I've never been a dealer. He never said, oh, you're gonna get two of these and hold on to one and sell the other one. It's just to me, you buy what you like, you buy what pleases you, you buy what sort of brings back pleasant memories of childhood, but I'm not into that dealer mindset. So I let him have everything.”

Mark Hamill

“Yeah. You think I got a kick out of all the pop aspects of being made into dolls and bubblegum cards and comic books because I had experienced before. And when you find it particularly trying in terms of fans scrambling for minutiae and pic...” “Yeah. You think I got a kick out of all the pop aspects of being made into dolls and bubblegum cards and comic books because I had experienced before. And when you find it particularly trying in terms of fans scrambling for minutiae and picking up things you threw away and so forth, what puts it in perspective, you know, because I said, oh, this is nutty. You know? Why would they care? I think having been a Beatles fan that I understand it in a way because I was someone who was very interested in everything they did and said.”

Mark Hamill

“In retrospect, it's a shame that they couldn't have gone off and done solo turns and let George do All Things Must Pass and let McCartney do McCartney and let Johns do Plastic on Obam, but then come back together. And my daughter was asking...” “In retrospect, it's a shame that they couldn't have gone off and done solo turns and let George do All Things Must Pass and let McCartney do McCartney and let Johns do Plastic on Obam, but then come back together. And my daughter was asking me, she's really kinda concerned in the time frame of things. What's your favorite era? And I said, oh, no doubt. The sixties. And to me, there's two parts of the sixties. There's pre Beatles and post Beatles because for us, from '64 on, it was like an embarrassment of riches.”

Mark Hamill

“That gives me the chills, but he like that watching you. One of the biggest regrets of my life is my mom said to me, you can either go to the concert. This was in Washington DC. That one where they had to turn when Ringo had to turn his own...” “That gives me the chills, but he like that watching you. One of the biggest regrets of my life is my mom said to me, you can either go to the concert. This was in Washington DC. That one where they had to turn when Ringo had to turn his own drum kit around. And she said, you can go to that or I'll give you the money to buy their new album. And at the time, I thought I made a really the best choice. I said, well, I don't wanna go. There'll be all those girls screaming. You won't be able to hear them. It did make me a little uncomfortable, you know, the whole Beatlemania aspect of it. Because, I mean, I was not moved to get hysterical. You know? I just loved their music, and it kills me because, you know, I thought I was so smart, and I said, yeah. And a record will last forever.”

Mark Hamill

“You need to strive for fame. I mean, you're not really striving for fame. You're striving for success. And with success becomes this sort of notoriety. And then you realize, gee, that's one of the things you like to do as an actor. You like...” “You need to strive for fame. I mean, you're not really striving for fame. You're striving for success. And with success becomes this sort of notoriety. And then you realize, gee, that's one of the things you like to do as an actor. You like to observe people. And it's hard to observe people if they're observing you. You know, it's a mixed blessing. And people say, oh, boo hoo. It's so sad for you. You know, You're famous. When you hear actors complain about that. But I understand it because here they were all striving for recognition and to be a successful band, and they got it in spades. And I don't think there's anything comparable to the kind of impact they had. And and, you know, must have been manifested in their lives. They couldn't go anywhere, could they? They couldn't go just pop off and go see a movie or whatever.”