This is one of the things they were looking for, and in my case, as I was later told, as soon as I walked in the casting room they knew I was the right person for the part.
Oh, I love the Star Wars fans! I like hanging out with them, signing autographs and getting to know a little bit about them, like where they are from, which characters they like and so on.
I must say that it can kind of freak one out the way one day someone is sort of 'anonymous' and the next day there are lots of strangers all wanting to meet you, talk to you and even have your autograph.