“The first time I met George Lucas he was sitting on a sofa and I walked in and he was a good foot and a half shorter than me. So he said, 'I think we've found him.'”— Peter Mayhew
“It’s not good to be so tall. I have a lot of problems. I have to bend my head to get in the door.”— Manute Bol
“My parents are average-sized people. And it's not like I'm a giant freak. I'm a normal guy; I'm just very tall.”— Matthew McGrory
“He's 6ft 5in, and good in the air. So he's either a good basketball player or a bad footballer.”— Gordon Strachan