Quotes by David Prowse

About David Prowse:

David Prowse is an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor. He played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, though the character's voice was provided by James Earl Jones. He also played the Green Cross Code man, a character used in British road safety advertising.
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Training has been such a huge part of my life and career I hope to keep going with it.

David Prowse

So I went to George and told him I had the opportunity to become the figurehead of a government safety campaign, and he agreed to give me the week off and reschedule shooting!

David Prowse

My agent set up a meeting with George Lucas. They were casting in England.

David Prowse

I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me - one of them being Star Wars.

David Prowse

I suppose the most fun I had was on the second film.

David Prowse

I do remember smiling quite a bit inside it though since I knew it wouldn't be seen on film - so of course while the poor planet is being blown up I'm smiling and laughing like mad!

David Prowse

I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out.

David Prowse

I am doing better now though one of my legs is shorter than the other due to the operations.

David Prowse

As a director he was not that interested in Vader.

David Prowse

Actually I'm not that involved in the fan site.

David Prowse

The attraction, and my particular participation is in being able to communicate with my fans, answer their questions, get a feel for how they respond to Vader.

David Prowse

The agency was desperate to get started with the commercials in 1976, but I was working on Star Wars.

David Prowse

Actually, the Department of Transport were at one stage going to sack me.

David Prowse

Not much to be perfectly honest! I thought The Phantom Menace was terrible, except for the Pod Race.

David Prowse

I've seen the teaser trailer for Revenge of the Sith though and I think it will be excellent.

David Prowse

I can't get my head around the fact that the technology of the first two movies, which are forty years prior to Star Wars, is so much better than any technology they had in Star Wars!

David Prowse

George Lucas was casting about and had heard favourable things about my work in Clockwork Orange and asked me to come in, which of course I did even though no one knew what the film was about!

David Prowse

But I must say the work I'm proudest of is the Green Cross Code man.

David Prowse

Author Bio

  • NameDavid Prowse
  • DescriptionEnglish bodybuilder, weightlifter, and actor
  • BornJuly 1, 1935
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor
  • AwardsMember Of The Order Of The British Empire