Why did he have full autonomy to just blow up a core world? What if Sheev had plans in motion on Alderaan? Did he at least ask permission to do that?

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Contrast this with Cushing:

>"My criterion for accepting a role isn't based on what I would like to do. I try to consider what the audience would like to see me do. I thought kids would adore Star Wars, since they love all things about outer space."
>"I was absolutely knocked for six, I was riveted. Star Wars was a picture you had to see again, to take in so much you missed the first time. Even the beginning was incredible, with that tablet of words receding like a pyramid into time. My only disappointment was that poor old Tarkin was blown up at the end, which meant I couldn't appear in the sequels."
>Mark Hamill was disappointed when he realized he had no scenes with Cushing, being a fan of his, so he visited the set on a day off to meet him and ask for an autograph. Hamill asked questions about Cushing's past acting career, specifically what it was like working with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in the 1940 film A Chump at Oxford. Cushing was surprised that he had even heard of the film. Lucas found Cushing highly pleasant to work with, leading the director to continue using British actors who could play larger-than-life villains in his films