Do you know the name Anthony Daniels? He wrote a book about his 'Star Wars' decades as C-3PO

RESTON, Va. - This place, all sterile office complexes and managed greens, looks like it was built yesterday. To be exact, it was built in 1964, but that sounds ancient. "A little cold around here, if you ask me," said Anthony Daniels, who has spent most of life as a robot. He was here a few weeks ago for a small film festival that was giving him an award; he was here because he has played C-3PO, the fussy gold droid of "Star Wars" fame, for more than 40 years, and being a "Star Wars" character carries a responsibility.

So he marches in a parade to the festival's opening-night screening of the first "Star Wars" film, flanked by Stormtroopers, a Kylo, a Darth, a Boba, a few Imperials and some Jedi. There's a healthy turn-out, but on a Thursday afternoon, far from a crush of fans. He holds a plastered expression of delight, though he's seen it before - many times before.

He lingers outside the theater for half an hour, taking pictures and signing autographs, complimenting costumes and leaving every fan with a bit of his bottled-up alter-ego. A middle-aged woman approaches and she grabs his hands and recounts the way her troubled brother once wanted his "Star Wars" action figures arranged on their family's living-room mantle just so, making sure C-3PO