Kenny Baker

“I’ve got very attached to Artoo and it’s like being back home again when I get inside him.  They can use the robot without me - anyone can operate him - but I still feel he’s part of me.”

“It took a bit of getting used to, learning all the controls inside Artoo.  But since then the cables have all been neatly tucked away, the nuts and bolts are cleaned off, there’s a seat inside and grab handles.”

“My son loves Artoo and the fact that he’s me.  We’ve got Artoos all over the place at home - remote-controlled ones, miniature ones, money boxes...  My wife gets pretty tired of dusting all the robots in our family.”

“I skated in ice shows all over Europe and South Africa for 20 years.  I love to ice skate.”

“I started out Ice skating with Holiday On Ice and just got offered the part of R2 by chance.”

“I’ve been in show business for 50, no, 60 years.  I was approached in school to join a variety act.”