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FORCES OF DESTINY

my second audition and my fi rst realize! I did two voices on to be a part of that, but I wasn’t
job. Now, having been involved The Force Awakens: a hangar offi cer sure if I would be identifi able. So
with The Clone Wars, Rebels, and and the Starkiller Base weapons I was sitting there next to James
Forces of Destiny, it feels really cool technician. The second one is the Arnold Taylor [Obi-Wan Kenobi
to be part of this ongoing thing one that people notice most often, in The Clone Wars], and the line
that bridges generations. and which is recognizable as me. happened and James looked at
It was so funny because I was me and said, “That was you!” And
You didn’t mention that you also watching the movie at a cast and I was like, “That was me!” It makes
provided voices on the big screen crew screening here in L.A. and me laugh because it sounds like

in The Force Awakens! it was the first time I had seen it. Padmé is charging the weapon.
That’s true, but most people don’t I was so excited to have gotten That kind of Easter egg stuff is
fun and I love being a part of it.
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Forces of Destiny is all about
what makes a hero. What do
you think are Padmé’s most
heroic traits?
She has diplomacy, which these
days is really a lost virtue. There’s
so much anger and animosity,
it seems like everyone is just yelling
at one another. I love that the fi rst
thing she does is try to understand
the situation and the other person’s
side. But I also love that, when that
doesn’t work, she’s also willing
to get in there and fight a battle.

To quote another trilogy that
I love, there are some things worth
fighting for. That’s something

that Padmé really knows, and
friendships are right up there as one
of those things. What I love about
this new series is you really get to
see how important friendships are.

“There’s also a
great friendship

between Padmé

and ahsoka, so
it kind of feels
like getting the

old gang back

together!”
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