Interview courtesy of and thanks to Coolwaters Productions!
ISY:Which Star Wars movie was your favorite, and Why?
MdA: A New Hope because I knew many people in it. We were a tight knit family, which made it seem so personal.
ISY: What is your fondest memory while making the Star Wars movies?
MdA: Getting to work with a great up and comming director in George Lucas. George actually saved my life! I had to breathe through a straw inside of that Greedo mask, and couldn't get enough oxygen. George ordered them to get me some oxygen so that I could breathe!
ISY: Do you collect the characters you've animated? What is your favorite piece?
MdA: Some, though I didn't go out of my way to find anything.
ISY: Do you get any Star Wars items as gifts from family and friends? What is the weirdest item you've ever received?
MdA: No, I don't. I've never received anything I would consider "weird" from anyone.
ISY: What is the most exciting project you've worked on to date?
MdA: Greedo. I wanted an unforgettable role in an unforgettable movie, and my prayers were answered!
ISY: What do you feel is your greatest achievement as an actor?
MdA: The fact that I put up with Hollywood, their politics and games, and never became jaded!
ISY: Of the actors and actresses you have worked with, from whom have you learned the most?
MdA: Shelly Winters. I also studied at the Actor's Studio.
ISY: What project do you wish you could go back to and redo in order to improve your part in it?
MdA: Most of them were older. The values are different now than then.
ISY: What project challenged you the most as an actor?
MdA: Wonder Woman, where I had to learn Kung Fu. Greedo was more fun than a challenge.
ISY: If you could take on any role in any project, as an actor, who would you most like to portray?
MdA: Someone meaningful to a greater authority, someone Biblical. Someone who has a lot to say, to learn from, with great honor.
ISY: Has the staying power of Star Wars surprised you?
MdA: After 15-20 years? No.
Our many thanks go out to Maria de Aragon for taking the time to answer our questions for us, and we wish him the best of luck in all his future endeavors!
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