Hayden Christensen reminisces about his experience joining Star Wars, the intimidation of meeting George Lucas, and how his theater work prepared him for the prequel trilogy. Hayden Christensen was only 19 when he joined Star Wars, playing the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
"I loved Star Wars, and when the audition came around, it was exciting, but it felt just unattainable. I remember meeting George Lucas for the first time and that was thrilling. And then auditioning with Natalie Portman. It was a very long process, but the entire time, I never really thought that it would ever go my way, so I was just enjoying it. Then when I got the phone call to play the part, it was a life-changing thing.
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