Via Interviewmagazine.com:
EHRENREICH: I have no idea. [laughs] That sounds so pretentious. I don’t remember saying that, and I can’t deny it, because maybe I said it, but I have absolutely no idea.

MARTIN: So the Star Wars phenomenon is massive, to say the least. Now you’re in no danger of being forgotten. You’re always going to have a place in movie history. How do you feel about that?

EHRENREICH: I’m just excited to be a part of the movie. It’s always the particulars that are the most exciting. The idea of it is really exciting, but the most fun part is the actual job you get to do: the character that you get to play, the people that you work with, the day-to-day experience. I haven’t started this yet, but that’s where I feel the most grateful.

MARTIN: You mentioned auditioning on the Millennium Falcon. What was the audition process like? Was it grueling?

EHRENREICH: Not really. It was pretty fun, because I enjoyed the material a lot. Last year I read for the directors, then came to England and did a test on the Falcon, then came back and did a couple more screen tests in Los Angeles.

MARTIN: There was a ton of speculation about the finalists. It was like a sweepstakes.

EHRENREICH: [laughs] Uh huh.

MARTIN: Did you think you had a shot?

EHRENREICH: You don’t know. Whenever you hear somebody else is auditioning for something, you sort of assume they’re going to get it. You should try to just ignore it. I don’t find it very helpful to know who else is going up for stuff, generally.

MARTIN: You’ve got all these other people’s styles in your head.

EHRENREICH: Exactly! And I’ve had a couple opportunities where I’ve been on the other side of the audition process as a director [Ehrenreich recently shot a short film and is currently at work editing it], so it’s really reassuring to me that it’s just about who is right for that role and less about if you ace the audition. It’s just about getting to know people, not about who’s a better actor a lot of the time. It’s about who fits that particular suit, you know?

MARTIN: Speaking of keeping someone else’s style in or out of your head, has Harrison Ford communicated with you at all?

EHRENREICH: No, I haven’t met him.

MARTIN: What do you want to bring to the character? It’s so iconic.

EHRENREICH: I don’t really have a good answer to that quite yet. It’s still kinda early for me.

MARTIN: Were you a fan of the films?

EHRENREICH: Definitely. I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid. The last three movies I’ve done, I played a cowboy, then I played a soldier, and now I play Han Solo. So the little kid in me is having a real joyride.