"I only hope that those who see Star Wars recognize the Emperor when they see him." ~George Lucas

Lucas is a genius. An incredible storyteller. The way he forged the two trilogies together is quite amazing. George should be respected, not blamed for his Star Wars saga. People who hate the prequels don't understand the story he gave us. I have the utmost respect for this man and owe him a great deal. Thanks George, May the Force be with you, Always.....

In my opinion, the greatest movie storyteller of our generation. People will recognise his true greatness one day.

Very deep guy.. Shocking how much he gets trashed.

The depth in Lucas's thinking is the reason that the previous Lucasfilm projects had soul, and TFA didn't.

A legend on another level.

"George never stopped asking "Any ideas?". And the world has been a better place for that". - Steven Spielberg -

Lucas once screened all three SW films for Joseph Campbell who was very forthcoming in his praise for the mythological undercurrents in them.

George Lucas is quite scholarly and deep.

“I realized I could do something no one else could” love this. Sums up anyone’s doubts and fears of pursuing their passions. If you believe it is something that you’re meant to do and you know for some reason whether it’s a divine, mythical or spiritual “force” than you need to complete it and finish the task.

I have a new deep profound respect for this man after this interview. I always assumed he was a money hungry sell out. shame on me lol. I guess he now has the high ground.

2:07 "Mythology as a form of psychological archaeology..."

The prequels, especially Episode III, serve the purpose Lucas designed them for, to show how a democracy, the Republic, became a dictatorship, the Empire, and show how a good person, Anakin Skywalker, became a bad person, Darth Vader. His fear, of losing people he loved, which led to his greed, for power and desire to control the entire universe, are very relatable. Say what you will about Lucas' inability to write scene-to-scene dialogue, and his preference to direct the technical, camera, the editing, the visual FX, the sound, the use of music, rather than direct actors, but the themes of his movies, including the prequels, especially Episode III, are very strong.

The man is a pure genius!!!! Thank you George Lucas for the real Star Wars saga,, episodes 1-6 and The Clone Wars!!!! You changed my life in many ways. I couldn't thank him enough!!!

^One of the greatest creative geniuses of all time.

Lucas is a visionary

9:49 George's laugh is like a higher pitched Yoda laugh! Made me laugh. Thank you for uploading this great interview.

A true visionary. My favorite film producer and writer!

Come back George. RIP Star Wars.

"i only hope those who have seen Star Wars, recognize the Emperor when they see him." Oh, many of us do, but there are dozens who are still blinded.

George is like most revolutionary visionaries and artists, who were not held in high regard during their time. But years from now after he's passed on, he will be remembered as being a great auteur who changed the medium of storytelling. His name will never be forgotten.

I agree 100% with George Lucas! Always have! Its refreshing to hear him say it proudly now a days! Best Lucas interview in years!!!!!

So many great quotes as ever that speak such truths. The one that really stood out to me was "being creative, having an imagination; basically you don’t work inside the box, you don’t like being in the box”. So, so true.

It warms my heart to see more and more people give Lucas the recognition and praise he deserves. He's a genuine creator, a pioneer and a true artist.

I think "haters" of the prequels didnt get any of his visions they are selfish like he said in the interview. Its pretty ironic that these people didnt get the message of being kind and so on at all and isntead they keep bashing for no reason.

12:21 “I only hope that those who have seen Star Wars recognize the emperor when they see him” I love you so much George Lucas. That statement is nothing but pure facts. Your franchise Star Wars is nothing more than a intellect booster for me. You have made me stronger than I ever was and I’m happy that the little uniqueness in me encouraged me to open up to Star Wars. Star Wars is more than a franchise it’s a religion. It’s a way of life. ONLY THE INTELLECTS LOVE STAR WARS

That was inspirational. George we're sorry, please come back!! We should give him the love he deserves from now on. He was laying down some straight wisdom here.

This guy literally influenced my whole value system since i was a child! The force is very strong in him 🙏 :)

George Lucas is a positive force for change! He could've been merely a journalist, a documentarian, commenting on how bad things are (in fact, that's how he started his career in his student films at USC) but he chose to invent a whole ideology, that showed us how things can be better! We can be there for each other, care about each other and unite to overcome the greatest evils!

I never realized he was this smart. Most people make fun of him and say he’s stupid

I can listen to him talk all day. Miss you George, hope you are well.

Thumbs up for George Lucas! This guy is a real genius! Bashers and haters have to stop hating him!

George Lucas, you're my role model in film production

Thank you for all you have given us, George. You are a beautiful, deep, and intelligent human being and we owe all our wildest dreams to your stories.

I love that. "The only prison you are in is the one in your mind."

I believe the way George Lucas does. God deals with more love then hate, can't kill for God. We love George Lucas. GL you helped me a lot in my life. Good words.

A visionary man...

A person becomes moral by considering their actions, weighing the consequences, and deciding whether they are doing more harm than good to themselves and other people. People don't like to be hurt, and they usually recognize that other people getting hurt is a similarly undesirable thing. When people are in danger of being mistreated, they seek out protection through cooperation and relationships. Society is simply a much larger extension of those relationships.

George Lucas is a great man and a far better filmmaker, storyteller and person than Jar Jar Abrams will ever be.

i think what should be highlighted here is how they described both trilogies; the original covered a myth on spirituality and the prequel was the myth of political downfall. essentially everyone in the prequel trilogy is a chess piece except palpatine, and then the original trilogy shows what love can do

Absolutely amazing. Such genius. Never heard this interview before but damn. I will learn more about all religion,mythology,politics. Inspirational.

2:04 *I used to always think of mythology as a form of psychological archaeology*

Excellent discussion. It is a shame, that the vast majority of people never really can think so deeply. But like we all know, they are that there own level, and to everyone, there level is the right level. Its one of the reasons, why kids growing up, need to be taught lessons, or stories, that teach them the road, to the light, or good. They need people to sow those seeds into them, when young. I totally agree with lucas, on how he was right to tell this story at that time, and the human race, does need to keep telling these stories, so every other generation, gets a message such as this, to sow those ideas into there minds. It must be very interesting, to hear people like lucas, and spielberg talk. Considering what they have learnt, and how they understand, things that most just do not. Like he said, being a repeater is not something that will teach you much. Although its a skill, that is important in the world we have, its not a skill, that will lead to being creative. To understand humans, you have to just know things others do not. For what ever reason, most people are repeaters, and just cannot think outside the box, or maybe are afraid too.

"Politics is a big box, and you get squashed if you go outside the box." Brilliant!

I've always loved listening to Lucas. He is one of the few people I would love to just spend the afternoon talking about the world, Star Wars and Philosophy. I also wonder....did he vote for Trump....or Obama....or Hilary....he's a smart guy, so I think I know the answer.

I personally enjoy the prequels. they tell a great story regardless of choppy dialogue.

America is in desperate need of continuing to hear and learn from this message.

He's the most important and influential person in the history of film. We don't have modern films looking the way they do without George Lucas. Hundreds if not thousands of people contributed to the work at ILM, but George was the guy who took the chance and believed in it enough to start it. He constantly pushed the box wider and wider until his outside the box thinking became the norm. Literally a 10/10 human being.

Thank you George Lucas.

I love this man so much. I consider him my mentor.

This really shows why Star Wars is as popular as it is . The deeper meanings and lessons that Star Wars holds while also showing them in an amusing way unlike Holy texts

He says all religions have taught us that God is love. Nope. That's specifically Christianity. In terms of positive influence VS negative influence, Christianity has had a massive positive influence, and is even the foundation for Western civilization as a whole, and is the source of some of the concepts we hold so dear, like that all humans are equal.

George Lucas is the man

Well done. Thank you.

Love George Lucas. Top man

Just Thank you. To both of you. Greetings from the beautiful Bavaria germany

this is such a pleasent interview.. no camera, only real talk

I have a lot of respect for George Lucas. Say what you want about the guy and his work, but at least he can look you in the eye and say, I did things my way, I created MY story, my own universe. And if the fans don't like it, well that's not my problem. He created stuff he enjoyed and made a fortune...how many of us can say that?

The most successful independent filmmaker today.

9:50 I don't think I've heard him laugh before It's contagious

Although I have my disagreements with George Lucas, I must say he does an excellent job of storytelling and myth-making; his mythos about the Force is something Disney is doing its utmost to utterly *destroy*; they're replacing the Light Side and the Dark Side with this Grey Medium--it's like they're trying to get kids nowadays to live inside the coin instead of on either side of it! And Disney's storytelling? Terrible! TFA doesn't have any of the spirit Lucas' films were all imbued with.

May the all mighty​ gods or the force always be with you, mr.George Lucas.

Absolutely beautiful opinions and vision.

Beautiful.

I could listen to this man all day.

Interesting, personally i always went though life like it was a mountain to climb. The higher i got the more uninterested i got. But lately i feel as if the heavens themselves opened up for me, things are getting much more interesting than ever before.

George Lucas is Yoda, while J.J. Abrahams is Palpatine.

This is why anyone who uses Star Wars to justify insults, exclusion or any other kinds of cruelty can’t be called fans of the franchise, toxic or otherwise.

GEORGE come back!!!

Best George Lucas interview! Thank you so much! This is why he's my hero! I'm wearing a shirt with him on it right now!

Thank You

Powerful stuff

Great interview.

George is an absolute genious. Im sure he channels and sees into higher dimensions, thats how he can write such amazing and powerful material. He just dumbs it down for the general public. But its one thing to have visions and insight, but to put this into an amazing story is really incredible.

"I always used to think of mythology as a form of psychological archeology" 🔥

True gems from George

I love his sense of purpose with his art

He has an amazing mind

9:49 George's funny cackle.

Inspirational

I have loved Star Wars for a while, especially the aspect of the Force. It absolutely fascinates me. It seems so real for me to a certain extent. I truly believe one could live life as a Jedi or Sith. Of course it’s not so black and white, but there are people in this world (and maybe others) who primarily use hate, pain, anger and power to fuel a lot of their decisions. Sometimes even willingly so. Same for love, compassion, happiness and empathy. Like Lucas said, all humans have these emotions and it is a daily battle between essentially good and evil. A Yin and Yang. The dark and the light. It is easier to lash out in anger, almost reactionary and even seductive to wish hate on those who have wronged you or simply disagree with you and your beliefs. But it takes great restraint and courage to acknowledge and nurture these emotions so they won’t control your thoughts and decisions. Much, much easier said than done. But I don’t think it’s supposed to be easy. That’s the weirdest thing about it. How easy it is to simply not give a damn about anything or anyone, to only serve one’s self, And how hard it is to be mindful of basically everything. But what do I know? I was born 20 years after the first movie came out, still very young in this confusing world. But in my short life the Force, God, Allah whatever you want to call it, has been there for me in my darkest times. I don’t know who will read this, but I wish you well. May the Force be with you all ❤️

God bless this man.

Incredible

I will always love his films and i will never forgive what Disney has done.

Balance in the Force

I like his philosophical views. Maybe it’s not as bad as we think. He’s talking about accepting the reality of death and an ending. Everything ends so it’s better to accept that reality. Fighting it or worrying about it does you no good. It’s almost the Buddhist philosophy. All life is suffering, desire and want cause pain, and sometimes there’s joy or happiness but it’s fleeting. It doesn’t last. All things must pass. Change is constant. There’s nothing you can do about that. So just accept it and go with the flow. We are all floating down a river towards the River Styx.

cool video

Hes telling it it like it is. Always has.

It seems this interview was released March 7, 2012 in Sirus Radio. Important, as he states he was hoping they wouldn't be in the mess they are in now.

rare genuinely nice guy thats also a genius

Exactly!

A prophet is rarely appreciated in their own time.

Glad he knows what impact his art has had on billions of people all around the globe

I can truly respect him for all he has done ONLY AFTER listening to him talk about his life and accomplisments and vision. also he HATED hollywood, which is full of Witchs and warlocks.

3:33

Wow.

God george talks so much class. He is a very clear guy. This is why his star wars films are brilliant. Buy back stsr wars george please x

0:25 - 1:47 George Lucas explains the entire Lightside vs Darkside concept,

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