Fisher confronted the actor when he was starring on Broadway in the 1980s Mark Hamill is Luke Skywalker — but he didn’t always feel good embracing that. On the June 3 episode of NPR’s Fresh Air, Hamill,

The Life of Chuck’ actor said the late actress “was someone that sort of put” his legacy with the franchise “in perspective for me.”

Star Wars' star shared that his late castmate Carrie Fisher, who famously portrayed Princess Leia, told him to embrace his role.