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Star Wars Actor Mark Hamill Reveals Tosche Station Line from A New Hope was Slightly Improvised


With nine amazing films, there is little doubt that the Skywalker Saga has provided pop culture with some truly memorable Star Wars lines. In addition to Darth Vader's "No, I am your father" and Leia's "You're my only hope," fans probably remember how Luke Skywalker just wanted to get some power converters from Tosche Station. Interestingly, Mark Hamill has revealed that his little improvisation on the line actually helped establish Luke's story arc in A New Hope.

In A New Hope, Owen Lars had ordered Luke to work on his newly purchased droids and the boy had a whiny complaint in response. Not surprisingly, Hamill confirmed to StarWars.com that people are always making fun of him for that whine but there was a good reason why he said that line in that particular way.

"You know, I get mocked a lot for, ‘But I was going to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters,'" Hamill said. "But I did that intentionally to be able to grow and make him as much of a clueless teenager as possible because by the end of the film he has found his purpose in life and he's so profoundly changed."

Hamill also added that he made sure "to emphasize [Luke's] immaturity" in A New Hope considering that the character would grow so much in just one movie. With that in mind, it's understandable why a teenager would whine about getting power converters.

A New Hope, as well as the other Star Wars films in the Skywalker Saga, are currently available for streaming on Disney+.

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