The Quotable Making of ESB
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The Quotable Making of ESB
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In 1980, promotion for Empire Strikes Back included a raw, no-holds-barred behind-the-scenes diary of production written by publicist Alan Arnold. It's kinda bonkers and immensely quotable.
Arnold: Does that worry you?

Hamill: Well, it shows they're not going to let me become what Sean Connery was to the James Bond movies. If, for some reason, I don't want to do the next one, they could easily discover a long-lost sister or brother of Luke's living in another part of the galaxy.
January 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"If the comparison seems abstruse, it should be remembered that England was still the dominant culture and Dickens the supreme showman in mass medium of his time."
December 26, 2024 at 7:10 PM