A truly awful person

Well said. I commented about him in the only other post here - elitist childhood, it seems?

I almost felt sorry for him. Reading his memoir made me think that he had it worse than anyone else during the making of the first movie. Also, he had an issue with how he initially didn't get credited specifically for the role of C3PO (outside of the press kit). Film critics back then wouldn't even namecheck him.

My 2 cents. While a person of normal proportions, he's probably not your "man's man" but a tiny, scrawny man. Probably very insecure about himself. Being assigned to a double entendre with a small person, Kenny Baker, did not help his self-esteem. He probably dreaded the idea of touring with Baker and further strengthening his association with the person whom he considered inferior and "unworthy" of his company. He perhaps had other ideas about his career. He has very few acting credits under his belt, mostly supporting roles in TV productions, that were not SW-related. He couldn't shake off the "golden rod" image. The only way to earn money probably kept him tied to it. But he drew the line when it came to touring with Kenny Baker. That he could not have been able to bear.