“They couldn’t find anyone that could fit inside this robot to make it move … and I’ve had a lot of experience inside costumes and inside cats and dogs … So going back to the robots. [George] said “look happy!” so I go:

Inside, you know, nobody can see me or my expressions, obviously. It’s just…you have to do something, you know, to get the feel of the thing.”

-Kenny Baker on auditioning for the role of R2-D2