Mark Hamill Salutes George Lucas at the AFI Life Achievement Award

Mark Hamill speaks at the 33rd AFI Life Achievement Award: A Salute To George Lucas (2005).
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[@themidlyfrustratedinteract4957]

I love how Mark stays close to his character by being polite, whereas Carrie just drops a bomb on George. Just like Leia

[@FireMinstrel]

You can't ask Carrie Fisher to make a speech and not expect her to make some kind of mischief. That's why the fans love her so much.

[@DKfan87]

it's carrie fisher, that's what made her awesome.

[@CaughtInTheLoop]

Well that's because Mark is Luke Skywalker :)

[@seanmercer2057]

Not his character just himself

[@Mxyzptlksac]

They’re both being themselves. Carrie has always been outspoken and a smart ass

[@kianein11]

You gotta love how he shakes C3PO's hand and pats and kisses R2.

[@gesplanner2044]

❤️

[@guitarreilly]

man the medichlorians on this guy are off the scale

[@thenerdyboii6436]

Damian Howard Exactly! Midichlorians do not exist for guys like us.

[@Liamnerfdude1]

Damian Howard No one cares what you say. Medichlorians exist and we will continue to use them. If you read anything about it you'd realzie they're a great concept and were in his mind since 1977.

[@georgeofhamilton]

@JediNxf7 He was a prepubescent flyin' ace

[@georgeofhamilton]

@JediNxf7 He was singin'

[@jackj9070]

Over 20,000. Not even Master Yoda has a medichlorian count that high.

[@AmusedChild]

What a class act is Mark Hamill. Very warm speech.

[@crashpal]

not surprised. His talent level is over 9000

[@alanfrost75]

Mark Hamill is always so friendly, classy and humble. It's like he embodies all the qualities of Luke Skywalker minus the force powers... although when he went to kiss R2D2, I almost expected him to pull out a light saber and force jump out of the building.

[@gauravv_lebowski]

+Alan Frost ahhahaha

[@nenabunena]

So true. Hamill seems like he really is very close to the character of Luke Skywalker

[@troypol343]

Mark Hamill is always so friendly, classy and humble....unless you are Ivanka Trump and family. LOL!!!

[@threefistbanddrummer4185]

Mark is nice but only if you are nice too mark.

[@drewwhitney1322]

I think of Luke in Return of the Jedi every time I see a diving board.

[@alesin1992]

This man has single-handedly shaped many childhoods, including mine. Both Luke and the Joker were great parts of entertainment that supplied us with images of a great hero and a menacing villain, respectively.

[@alesin1992]

***** Yep.

[@wieczor3000]

***** now we know what that "something" is supposed be. Damn, why December is so distant??

[@Liamnerfdude1]

And it sucked.

[@DanieleMulas-up7np]

@@wieczor3000 Pity this all amounted to him acting as a shitty, depressed hermit.

[@DanieleMulas-up7np]

@@Hatchetforce This comment aged really poorly....

[@vrkurosawa]

Mark is the unsung hero of the Star Wars movies. As amazing as the story and visuals were in the 1977 original, if he hadn't played Luke with the absolute sincerity that he did, the movie would only be remembered for its visual excellence. Mark gave the movie and the series it's heart.

[@ChristianRuppelt]

That kiss for R2D2, after all this time …

[@chibilaichi]

+Christian Ruppelt Always...

[@EddyKorgo]

It was hell of a journey i wish have never ended.

[@noveltybobel]

Well, if you are going to be remembered for only one movie, it might as well be arguably the greatest movie ever made in the history of cinema

[@CrazyHorseInvincible]

+noveltybobel ...And then destroying it and nearly killing the franchise you created.

[@Lukitas3607]

+CrazyHorseInvincible destroying it? lol wut? 6 future SW films, yeah destroyed lol

[@CrazyHorseInvincible]

lucas kits There are these things called "Special Editions." They were targeted to very "special" people such as yourself, so perhaps you never noticed.

[@14Schofield]

+CrazyHorseInvincible Oh look, another hipster.

[@CrazyHorseInvincible]

14Schofield If you ever have kids I hope they get cancer and you watch helplessly as they die, horribly.

[@lilbrothaaa]

One of the few actors who ever managed to successfully pull off the Valiant Knight type of hero in a movie.

[@khalsted]

Mark Hamill is so cool. I love how he shook 3PO's hand and kissed R2 at the end. He always 'got' star wars, even in the beginning, I think because of his love of comics ever since he was a kid. It's funny how he also doesn't stammer around on stage trying to read his lines but is very intelligent and quick-witted. It's amazing they didn't use him more or maybe he never found a role he liked. I'm hoping Star Wars 7 has him in it a lot. Here's to hoping!

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

Mark didn't get many acting jobs after Star Wars because of the popularity of the franchise. His face was everywhere, and people couldn't stop thinking of him as 'that Star Wars guy'. It's when he started voice acting that his career was truly solidified. He's been THE best joker ever, hands down.

[@kaimargonar1000]

+khalsted He was a huge nerd even before it was popular.

[@eireto5450]

+khalsted Shame he is barley in the force awakens. But he is suppose to be in ep.8 for alot of it

[@Liamnerfdude1]

+John Dudst. Just as as much as harrison was in 7.

[@FishJJFish]

+khalsted " "- Luke Skywalker; Star Wars 7

[@LRS905]

I love how he embraces what he knows many people consider his "only" known role. But if you listen to his voice impersonation of The Joker, that is truly a chilling characterization he does. Listen to him impersonating Joker and you´ll feel your spine chilling.

[@Akhaandir]

+TheSomeawesome Yah the mid season final with Mark Hammil in it, he was really channeling The Joker in his performance.

[@pie7591]

+bergenheis I know right ! He was the joker in the batman animated series and arkham games . mark will always be the real joker in my book.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

Oh gosh he kissed R2...that was sooooo sweet

[@jondunmore4268]

2:00 -- He kisses R2 because that feisty little droid saved his life more than once in the Dagobah system.

[@Schizm1]

with that music and his legacy Mark Hamill enterance here was the best ever!

[@martinblanckblog]

Cant find it... Its not the main title one nor the imperial march... Help!

[@lilyskywalker6664]

Mark is always so kind hearted toward his friends, fans and his family. Mark was really kind hearted to George Lucas.

[@Snagprophet]

I love the way he shakes 3PO's hand and pats R2.

[@curtismega7591]

***** He bent down and kissed him actually xD

[@usctrojans001]

I've been a Mark Hamill (AKA Luke Skywalker) fan since SW came out in '77. He's a Class Act and so is George Lucas. Hope Ep. 7 continues the legacy for the next generation like it did for me.

[@23DJak]

well shit, this comment didn't age well

[@AMTFan1]

Mark Hamill is great! He truly is Luke Skywalker as we left him in Return of the Jedi: he's noble, gentle, worthy and humble. I hope we see the same person that we knew at the end of Episode 6 in the upcoming new Episode 7.

[@keinname8053]

AMTFan1 well, it couldn't get more worse for you

[@nathansvor1476]

I'M DEAD 😂😂😂

[@Liamnerfdude1]

fuck disney!

[@whalewaffle2771]

This aged like milk, lol. The good thing is that Mark is still as you depicted him. Now we can trully say that Mark Hamill is more Luke Skywalker than the very Luke Skywalker himself.

[@professordimension7176]

AMTFan1 Oof, uh, guys? Who’s going to break the news to him..... Disclaimer: I don’t hate the Disney movies, I just wanted to interject my own fun. I love all and every Star Wars equally as each share their own good and bad moments, even the Holiday and Ewok specials have some charm to them, for as out of place as they are to some in the Star Wars universe. The franchise itself is like the Force, it binds us all in many ways, but it’s also open to each and any interpretation whether that be die-hard or casual fans, it doesn’t matter, as long as you love what you love and enjoy it, then that’s perfectly fine and ok

[@OptmiusPrime114]

Doesn’t Mark here look like the REAL Luke Skywalker who successfully established the New Jedi Order and became Grandmaster in the original pre-Disney Expanded Universe?

[@PonyPals4Ever]

What a nice guy c:

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

The greatest thing about Star Wars is who Hamill is today. Very good movies, but he's better.

[@Liamnerfdude1]

Joseph Scott Uh the PT sucks!

[@quietdemon8138]

High Yoda eh the first 2 are mediocre but revenge of the sith is pretty decent not perfect but ok

[@ronniepooch]

Hamill is the classiest act in the business. period.

[@fush5936]

I wish Disney had the respect towards his character, Luke Skywalker

[@neilzep]

Pretty cool when he kissed R2...

[@herdinglions]

I cannot put into words how much I adore Mark Hamill. He was as much a part of my childhood as breathing, and he's shown that success comes in so many different forms. He's incredibly talented and one of my favs for forever.

[@erebus7306]

Still true to this day

[@bluesnaggletooth1660]

Mark has the utmost respect for Star Wars and it shows as he greets 3po and R2.

[@FirstPlace97]

American Graffiti one of the greatest American films ever made.

[@vik2444]

Ah. That was a real time, when he should to make sequels 7,8,9 episodes. Right after the 3 episode. The actors were in good form, so young, so keen..

[@TheDarkMikado]

Hamill is all class, all the time.

[@IsaacStevensHOA]

didn't know 2009 was that long ago, because mark looks so much younger still.

[@autumrose1]

Bummer that Mark doesn't act on the big screen but he kicks ass as a character voice acting. So he still has fame just more subtle than Harrison Ford

[@SB992REBORN]

Actually, he got back into big screen acting just a few years ago with an independent film he worked on.. NOW he is reprising his role as Luke in STAR WARS VII ..!

[@danieloloughlin8768]

I'm from the future don't get too excited

[@R4Y2k]

This world lacks appreciation for great storytellers like George Lucas. I'm always fascinated by the fact that all these epic sagas like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings are products of the human mind. People with a great fantasy are often considered "delusional" but I think it's the other way around. It's the dreaming that made us become what we are today because dreams will eventually become reality and by that, fantasy is shaping the real world.

[@ErisEntropy]

Oh, hi mark.. He's changed so much in the past 12 years

[@TheRowlandstone73]

Bless you, Mark! Long life and happiness, man!

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Now I seriously have to meet this guy one day. Being young is always the hard part when the person you want to meet it 3 times your age and on the other side of the world.

[@gabyr.883]

Same

[@IamTheBaron]

mark is one of the best voice talents, his work as the joker in the 90's batman animated series and the arkham games are arguably the best version of this character.

[@nohomers100]

He has played two iconic characters. That's two more than you have played

[@ViGgO1111]

Thats like the coolest music to walk onto an stage :D

[@RedThorn]

Don't expect Mark Hamill to be so kind in his speech if for some ungodly reason Rian Johnson gets a life achievement award.

[@zaru1313]

The force is strong with this one.

[@mbeacom21]

A true class act. You know he must be heartbroken to have to speak about Luke's portrayal in The Last Jedi without crying.

[@bm.g8144]

1:39 lmao John Williams' face.

[@tobyjohnmedicinehorse8784]

Mark Hamill gave me hope when I was at such a young age going through hell, he and star wars actually did give me hope!!!!!!!

[@miguelheras683]

mark is awesome. excellent actor

[@AusafJalal1]

After so many years still blown away by him shaking C3POs hand and kissing R2D2

[@JohanR888]

Well i was a little boy in the 70s. I just think my generation (def those around me) appreciated things a lot more. These were innocent and wonderful movies that are timeless. great memories of boyhood.

[@sandwich8240]

Guess we know who the nicer twin is

[@limafilho27]

YOU are superb, Mark!

[@Koborover]

Dear Mark, Great speech. Love, Internet

[@bigoldinosaur]

Holy crap it's Joker Skywalker!!!

[@watchingmark]

Great clip! I just love listening to that guy talk!

[@buscasololoesencial]

Such a beautiful bond between Luke and R2. Mark acted so good that it seems natural to interact with fake robots and muppets. He built up the whole trilogy

[@OrkTroddenLP]

An excellent and heartfelt speech from Mark. Awesome job.

[@cattiguen]

awww the end was so sweet...*tears*

[@gamhacked]

Beautiful speech: fluent, heartfelt and endearing.

[@Wrathchild400]

What a well-spoken, respectful guy! Fans are very lucky that Mr. Hamill is nice enough to appear at conventions and respect his character and the Star Wars fandom.

[@carmicarajo]

me encanta cuando al final va a saludar a C3PO y a R2D2.ÉL SÍ QUE ES UN CABALLERO,UN GRAN ACTOR Y UN PROFESIONAL EN LAS MULTIPLES FACETAS DE SU CARRERA.

[@GodericPoe]

I loved how he reworded Lucas's note, and how he obviously has so many wonderful memories of working on the "Star Wars" project. It was cute when he kissed R2's dome at the end.

[@crysty200718]

Beautiful!

[@anton1990]

A very talented actor. Sadly underrated.

[@NadaII]

Lucas is slowly morphing into a Gungan.

[@terminator324343]

Mr Fox I dunno, it looks like he is morphing into a Sith.

[@NadaII]

A sith gungan

[@terminator324343]

Mr Fox Now that is worse than an average Sith. Even Palpatine would be crying and begging a Sith Gungan to speak normal.

[@bensearcy9197]

+Mr Fox Darth Jar Binks

[@infoluminux]

+Mr Fox More like Big Boss Nass

[@Khrist75]

We love you too Mark.... Forever in our minds...

[@JohanR888]

Agreed. All my cousins and I adored these movies as kids. We used to compete on who saw star wars the most lol.

[@firasmassadeh3396]

He has a lovely voice

[@curtismega7591]

They all mentioned the pez dispenser xD

[@clifhaley5150]

Gotta love Mark.

[@revmack22]

Anybody else get a little misty eyed when Mark bent down and kissed R2?

[@luisrosado9772]

the force is strong with this one

[@jadeowyanhui4284]

I get chills just seeing Mark Hamill kiss R2-D2 on the dome

[@FrankAngelOfficial1]

Mark could have walked off stage not acknowledging R2-D2 and 3cpo but he acknowledged them like if they were people too so much respect for him ♥️

[@SRLula79]

my real childhoood HEROS was him playing the Skywalker ..MAN i did like to have a sabre :) the 80s are so intense in my memories:) cheers from brazil

[@amandasandu7365]

who got so excited when you heard music?

[@SarahBogus]

This guy is soooooooooooooooo likable. George has to thank him for some kid-os like me watching Star Wars. I was stuck on television to see guy.

[@xxxCRAZYLOVExxx]

@mcquestion ya i noticed that too, he still remembers the good times he spent with them in the movies, and the bound he had with htose 2 droids when he was in the role of Luke Skywalker

[@gicousinjoe6199]

Mr. Hammill gave a brilliant speech, no doubt. It's ironic that he is one of the few living actors who is keenly aware that the public will inevitably forget what was said, but never what was felt.

[@Eddiespice509]

great vid!

[@Anduril74871]

He's such a nice guy.

[@nickniehaus1763]

Lovely

[@ingareinar007]

Love the speech!!

[@moviestarmemories630]

Pure class.....

[@stocktonwood]

Mark Hamill is ALWAYS a class act. What a gentleman. And on a personal note; OMG he is SOOO CUTE!!! I had the BIGGEST crush on him as a kid. Luke Skywalker set my heart aflutter! He is also an awesome voice actor!

[@BeardedDanishViking]

True.. Especially the voice he provides for The Joker... Fanamazing..

[@darthmaxrat88]

the one and only luke and joker. sooo happy i got to meet him at comic con. now i can die happy lol

[@lordpatrice]

Love mark Hamill such a great actor.

[@AlexBaldwinFTW]

Amazing.

[@spacenoise5]

Mark deserves more credit as an actor, than just star wars. But the fact is he is Skywalker forever. :)

[@astclair]

Mark and Carrie are (i think) still only in thier 50s, and Harrison is making a 5th Indy movie in his 60s. Hell, I think George is still in his late 60s!!! We still got another 20-30 years of these people, thankfully.

[@anshikapant9180]

Thank you Mark Hamil and george lucas 😍😍😍😍

[@SSSoM3]

What a speech, Mark is the guy

[@nashismox3]

These movies made my childhood a beautiful dream and made me touch the stars in silence. Is that not worth it?

[@IronRevolution]

What a gentlemen!

[@Younglox]

I see that the Force is always with Mark Hamill !

[@BCSBB]

I think Mark is always underrated. Always in the shadow of Han and Leah. Can't stand it.

[@123darkelf]

roxygurl202 i can see how...but voice work seems to be helping with that a bit.

[@dannyfonseca07]

roxygurl202 besides ford he's the most popular starwArs actor

[@Liamnerfdude1]

That was his choice.

[@Karred2]

Man, his face has healed exceptionally well

[@rhymenoceros3303]

Mark Hamill the man who saved the galaxy from the Empire as Luke Skywalker, mARK HAMill the man who battled the Batman as the Joker, Mark Hamill the man who nearly burned the world to a crisp as the Fire lord Ozai, Mark Hamill is one of the best actors to ever grace history. Long live MARK HAMILL!!

[@DarthJanine420]

I'm in love with the man.

[@Haemos]

What's with the few the bad comments? The guy has aged very well! And that was a great speech. Good job Mark Hamill!

[@krowXdoom]

i agree he is very underrated. not many people know how many voices he does in cartoons.

[@OssimJohn]

This guy is Awesome.

[@michaelkrolewski7406]

Mark's a real class act!