Star Wars star Alec Guinness was lauded for his Obi-Wan Kenobi position within the sci-fi flick; nonetheless, the actor was not a fan of his work on this film.
“Aside from the cash, I remorse having launched into the movie,” Guinness advised The Guardian.
“I like them nicely sufficient, nevertheless it’s not an appearing job; the dialogue—which is lamentable—retains being modified and solely barely improved, and I discover myself outdated and out of contact with the younger.”
The British actor penned in his autobiography, titled A Positively Ultimate Look: A Journal, talked about an incident the place he mentioned an incident after 1977’s A New Hope launch, an excited fan requested for his autograph earlier than including that he had watched the movie greater than 100 occasions.
However the actor shocked the fan by telling him to not watch if he needed an autograph. I
Regardless of his dislike towards the movie, fellow actors praised his efficiency.
Within the documentary The Empire of Goals: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy, Harrison Ford, who performed Han Solo mentioned, “It was, for me, fascinating to observe Alec Guinness. He was all the time ready, all the time skilled, all the time very type to the opposite actors. He had a really clear head about methods to serve the story.”