Welcoming today Anthony Daniels he might recognize that name from many screen credits he seemed to four C three PO in the Star Wars movies welcome to town thank you very much -- time in which time and it's been a long time -- Pleasure to have you here of course he'll be here for a Star Wars in concert too big shows tomorrow downtown at the arena. And this this konduz so this tour and all the world while local.
Quietly being that this is a second to -- America which is great great to come back and -- huge found. But we just finished a tour in Europe right across having. A phenomenal time you know we did it with subtitles so that everybody could -- everything I was saying and so on but here in America I will be speaking my form an English. Then yes would probably going to Japan Australia China we have. So anyway you know previous take me around the world several times already I didn't expect this to happen and it's the right. Is it is sort or perceived differently in different countries or do you find it's more of a worldwide deal. It is a worldwide deal ended the way audience is behave is different and -- just in Europe. People tend to sit. Data and take pictures and -- eat it and drink basis they listen the applause they stand up they -- standing ovation. At the end of each. Tester quite lively through -- more lightly. People being so of them or him direct and enthusiastic. -- but at the same time there occasions wins at this time. Thousands of people when you get you know maybe 10151008. To keep the peace sign them because then listening and enjoying. This is great. Possesses great sound is Greg -- sound yet but that same time the the hidden intolerance and laughing and because dollars in -- does half of all the emotions that are available. It's exciting it's us it's dangerous. Frightening. It's a funny. And tem John Williams music of course can do or -- a touch of that time.
Well I -- this is this is one of those experiences he mentioned the music by John Williams tremendous tapping into US a voice -- a link to the movies. And the video and ended the audio if it's a -- engulf your senses believe it actually does because the.
Let me explain the of the stage setting festival when he when he got a theory and first -- when you get to the arena debt that because as an exhibition of props and costumes and stuff and John williams' original school is. Never seen the source it really is incredible all that Tito rising and that's with a net to south. And you'll see Michael's costume in a glass case great because that means I can't -- it onstage at a -- you can go and admire and think how some -- weird -- wore this -- withheld this time. I was I was wearing -- about nine months ago if it is an event that right now in the show I'm wearing a very nice lounge singer. And I. Send it now you've seen the exhibit ninety getting. The arena because the performance in the stock you don't want to miss the beginning. Then come trailing in general has laid over the troubled pop Konami can do that any -- kind sit down -- wait. And you'll love it a -- them. And then the orchestra is just huge 86 musician laying sixty pieces as sixty people in the choir. And of course you can imagine the first few days. And then again I don't know that first noticed it on. Alibaba. Yeah -- It's of racial and it up up up up up up up about BC got all that lead up do you have a -- can you be. And often that a very famous voice introduce his -- in its. I struck out onstage as myself wow after a tough to 33 years I finally woke up on stage and do not send it. I MC EPO humans I spoke relations -- this is my counterpart opportunity to. -- say that the voices said. And to -- is my chance to shines freakish on at least as and now it's me. And I mean I introduce everybody and then I explained the stories columns in chunks throughout the evening. And I tell the story. In a very simple way you know the way Georgetown but kind of messed it up to and it's not a than Amendola himself to story mentos craze -- and -- guy you know is going to be such as it. Written all over -- guess we'll -- he pans out or not be you have I have -- have. I tell the story very differently from the galaxy being a great place to watching little panic in skywalker cute kid -- I grows up to be cute young -- little strange. And then he goes totally not what I'm becomes Darth Vader. But he -- some kids who writes them battle with him defeat him. Allow him to be redeemed. Mechanics because I mean things -- Star -- in five seconds there is that is being generous into the into that we need -- concept. He put it we don't know how the -- Kazaa all in --
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Money to is never gonna stop more exposed -- as -- and the lasers coming shooting around in the lights it's so exciting. But up behind when I'm introduced there's an X -- of the day. Story then the orchestra take under the conduct as mark what is. -- They see. Tell the story by music by a compilation wish to John Williams is that woven together. Play now here's kind of play in sync with images on this giant LED -- huge huge because touring screen and -- That's amazing news being it comes their rights and chunks and boxes. Running an untouchable to have dropped one -- I'm terrified there will. And on the screen you -- specially compiled. I don't well. Pieces from all cells made into a kind event bedspread holding together -- woven together absolutely around a theme that time so we can tell the story. Yeah. In the way I do is where it. But you get images from all six movies because you can do that they don't exist -- it from that to demonstrate a point maybe about a heroes who -- even do. I see Han -- that we just plan. All doing different things to this wonderful bad music. And then there's other things at the -- Of that went to people like the talks tomorrow he diesel contrast to our life doesn't. You mean we oats would be good yeah nice the end of the hated leaving their -- there is that fascination. They're just might lie that you know yes yes absolutely right and you know with a choir. Explain and he really on the -- demons to consult now. Streak by. But it's true the dockside is attractive to vote but secretly -- You know my favorite Carrick patch is all small. Command authority and he's the second piece music and he's won two troopers chopped in half I think 88 -- set you know with. He could go make a special special edition he was nasty. He was genuine evil he he used to be people that just for the heck yes. -- there is a moment -- where he he plunges his light Saber into. Quite on -- He says this thing. He pulls it out and he doesn't he walks away without looking back as he knows he's just trashed it. And that is purely evil power and -- every night it's -- it's. But I showed -- this. -- the other -- that I'm in on this he has Tennessee Harrison married young man and carried you know pretty go on -- looped. -- Luke -- You know cute blond kid you know we've nobody can -- to go mad. I still -- as young as I did that. In reality TV that was that's a great video that it is -- nobody knew what had to -- that they've let me too much of a shock factor and I will come on state. You did voice earlier when you first auditioned for this Sunday and went through the process of becoming that character did you try out different voices or awarded that. Well itself I didn't actually. It's kind of a widow additional wasn't ready in addition to saying I didn't want to meet -- to -- I wasn't interested path tool as a serious. Company has not been under drama school. I was about and and term I didn't I was made to got to meet him damage and I think. But I was polite and we talked. Remembered you -- wasn't an interest in trying. To there was a painting of the character on the wall and I just really took that absolutely the the artist. A rough Macquarie had created an and expression on his metal face that was. And kind of for -- a little learn a little. Had a quality the spoke to me. I when I read the script. That was an interest in quality -- in George -- whether it's I'm putting the two together. I finally on second meetings and you know after -- actually had to go back to -- is it. And message in romantic -- you're. A number that has -- me to be in here and which start today and I'm very happy.
Good to have you ended that Clinton when he we take a look at that. Role you played humbly and Liu had a minor background -- it's going to be an actor how much -- three PO is -- how much of it is actor. How much of it is radio.
Or voice -- it's. It's all acting. And I get people say yeah so learned to renew rare and it costs and don't have to Iraq senator you can strike the costume in 2000 tomorrow. All right -- did you or you plane -- home warm all kinds. Amazon your voice. On dozens not like you'll all you're acting all okay. Anyway so you know I've had a lot of people don't realize how you making any kind of like that and actually needs to his belief in the Carrington. Which is what I do I believe that three existent and has an individual's right. I think it is lot of mine comes in because the face doesn't move I -- not able to touch my face and then it makes my hands when it comes near enough to my body. Very limited in all -- amendment. And you learn to to make best to be had via -- a lot of emotion comes out of the middle of the body. This to hang your head and shoulders aptitude. So. And then once you get into the character you you get into written it because take over the the weird thing was a -- that George. Took one look at my voice of one parent my voice tonight and tomorrow.
But then he found and I didn't realize that he wasn't intending to use it. Because you have to replace all the voices and so was just too much going on the background. And it was there from six months later that I walked into studio in Hollywood for the first time me to mean in Hollywood are now. And I give him much. And -- the the guy behind the controlled us a year brands need Daniels he's here he's incredibly got to hear it. You know we spent a couple of months trying to find -- Carrick tickets usually hit two of oh hi George his hands. And I was actually stunt I -- choked my business sense and he looked a bit -- It's his shot you know he -- have what he wants you could have had any voice to this card. But in trying it it by Richard Dreyfuss. I'm not buying. Nothing came -- again that the way he had organic becomes an arms they must act now. Three. PO would you like it now he is and has now gone around and on the way. And he just -- you know plea to you not say yeah. Doesn't change one word in English had to say she's. 510 to about eight 23. And the -- speculative contaminated deceiving them we say shed you'll get. I think that earned yet you say schedule. It's not spent that way and he said. So either don't have and I tease him on that in the sense. But because of that voice I did do episode five and six and apple one -- we are not the only person -- that we are beginning to penal system and is because. Things have changed with people being replaced young girl at. And by computers and so on so. Three PO from not existing in my life has become. Over nearly half my life so and the great continuity of the of the -- yeah that's why -- I went well says that he no rate to four. Star was in concert because. Not only have -- been channel six I was minutes isn't so many of the east and Africa does as well. Both within this story three. And in fact George used to say on the set to AdAware and I would come and I would it was arrived in cost him the First Amendment just to let him. And George would always say. Now Star -- to rise. Because three goes an image that it instantly tells you what --
You are adept at slipping in accents you've already done several I'm an American accents here in this interview that. Well I'm I'm trying to -- it's who we yell into as send us an outstanding team management terrorists yeah. Always great fun again we EM and the day we we have accents in England that you animal more fun interest -- The MP you mentioned C three PO is taken up half of your -- yeah what what does that all right I got into my diet I hate this idea is that's okay. Of -- would have been store for Anthony Daniels had this role not come along well I -- that's.
It's a question you concert but I cannot believe. It's always -- it is all the way we tell stories about destiny. It's the destiny all Luke Skywalker is the destiny of three -- to be you know the destiny of Luke Skywalker or princess -- a total contest and and it appears to mean now looking back it's you can do eventually. That it wants my destiny to be made -- everything was going against it. And something up there in the -- in the force said no no you can -- he went like it. The number of times that stick with because it got beef farm. The -- issue locals all wars in concept and you'll feel might really good stepping out on message is -- Choking reliant on camera on with your face unknown to this moment but now sixty.
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Yes yes. It when you when you were growing up what actors influenced you -- what actors did you enjoy. Idea that's a difficult question because I never I'm. I'm the sort of actor who just wanted to act for myself if -- he would remain am I've never been particularly the.
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And and and -- John Williams who is adept at using every member of that eighty plus orchestra I get upset anybody can do a solo on oboe. And you immediately taken that place in the movie.
You know what it is considered it and there's a -- in a solo act and over the princess that -- And perhaps I'm getting goose bumps in the -- to sink into this please. I'm just think he's desperate he's let's go to -- kind of gives me playing that night. Yeah. I know I might be quivering with fear it's beautiful. And John news I'm thinking was never asked to write a team that's creepy you know kind of sound. But his music is. Huge it's as huge as any character is as big as your popcorn just beta. I'm without him remember when I dump those -- this time of my voice on you know George was reluctant to let me get things are much -- There's new music that and I see these films without -- sound. And I have to say that very very empty that devoid of feeling you come to that is almost -- live on the the -- cookies scripts yeah. And they kind of acting that because you know so different directions. And the scenery that's not the what the film is that the film as it is totally coming cancer -- And the dream topping on it is the music -- major -- each constituent. And I want people to realize this is classical music even though it does say it and that's straight. Because I want to come to another classical concert when we know hand when it is bombs and things haven't and to realize it's okay to come to concert. Just listen just open your reasons will attempt.
right in a morality no matter how wonderful it is will find its way in your soul. But -- composer you know couldn't sleep Daria yeah we -- this is -- right across Europe. Everything acid was translated subtitles. Then we can translate the music. This that is an international language to yourselves to the pit of your stomach wherever it is that you feel this thing in -- may -- your outlook I don't know. There he really understands how music worked. So I want it works boy it's below that. I am I -- I had -- wake announcing in the songs until this morning when there was anyone battle signal amid -- XP now. You know that I after. Resist -- conducting every night some -- in the coming down and but the number of kids who see it that actually open -- stammering. I would -- Foley is oldest is the lowest age -- because as a two hour show with with an -- But you know hundred before -- the whole -- is that. What I -- because it is from the story. -- I was in concert is great which I should share it and make it life because. I'm line orchestra's life requires line of and -- audience that that's the extra that the audience is life and that those strange sort of light in Iowa City. Folks who has rifles. And that's certainly had -- bottom visit let's take a four year old someone who hasn't seen these movies in theaters somebody who hasn't. -- this is part of their culture they just know that. The music is there it's fantastic and I see that's experience yeah it is it and because the staged a huge you know we got this huge screen. Huge platform company an instrument then I decide the huge screen like. Three story high black drapes will open -- with LEDs. I'm film shot through those and gives you -- very strange I have to Minnesota's picture up closer looks rubbish and -- up because he's become a distance well that makes the picture. And overhead there is is to kind of imperial star -- Elements that actually filled with lights and I should have not been of counsel -- lamps suspended. We've round. I'm gonna say that. Stone was fans will keep they just have to be that there's no no on second thought about that. Music club says this is a very very wonderful. Concert orchestra symphony orchestra -- don't always get no change to see that. But. If you love John Williams music you love it if you -- symphony music and -- If you have never seen -- This is the show become too because I tell a story from beginning to end with all the major character as you know did -- at the wheel can elect kind of think. In a way that. You need never see seven -- style was filmed just come just I was in concert and you will understand -- it sounds like a plan Star Wars in concert to shows an interest bank arena tomorrow and it's been our great pleasure to have you here -- Anthony Daniels well I'm having fun and we just now. Fantastic.
