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Didn't Realize He Was An Asshole


Had him pegged for a kind-hearted drama queer typecast as a fussy gay space robot, guess I was wrong:

On Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels — The actors inside the R2D2 and C3PO costumes are not fans of one another at all. Baker once said of Daniels: “He’s been such an awkward person over the years. If he just calmed down and socialised with everyone, we could make a fortune touring around making personal appearances. I’ve asked him four times now but, the last time, he looked down his nose at me like I was a piece of sh*t. The last time I spoke to him was in Boston and he was in front of me. I said ‘Did you have a nice weekend Tony?’ He said ‘I’m having a conversation,’ and walked away. He wasn’t talking to anybody. I could have hit him.” Daniels is no kinder to Baker. “I never saw him. I mean, R2-D2 doesn’t even speak. He might as well be a bucket.”

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He's pretty notorious for it. Nobody can stand the guy. He's very snooty and superior. If you dig around you can find all sorts of comments about him just like the one you shared.

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Did he come from an elite family, or did he just become a cocksucker to compensate for a modest upbringing?

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No idea. But he's very full of himself. Every interview i've ever seen with him, including his latest promotion for the last film on Jimmy Kimmel, you'd think he was the lord of stage actors. He's got that sort of personality.

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He was the son of an executive, went to boarding school and studied law...so yes, stuck up!

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You'd figure when your life's work immortalizes you solely for your ability to portray a homosexual android with OCD, it would evoke some introspection and perhaps a greater appreciation for your fellow man.

Then again, perhaps not.

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