Other notable things said by or of the most hated man of our time

"I was working on the assumption, that every filmmaker works on, that the film will be a disaster." Narrator: "Lucas also became frustrated that the customes, sets, and other elements weren't living up to his vision." Carrie Fisher: "We didn't see anything of what made it to the final screen." Harrison Ford: "He [George Lucas]'s a little impatient with the process of action." Harrison Ford: "It is amazing what you can do... when you can bend other people's will to your desire." Narrator: "The first cut of Star Wars was an unmitigated disaster." Narrator: "Lucas realized his only hope was to start from scratch." "That was pretty much a low point. I had no special effects." <Some Journalist>: "It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun to watch Star Wars." "For Lucas, merchandise was a means to an end." "Well the film is good, but we want to make these changes. That's what I wanted to avoid." Irvin Kirshner: "I felt I needed humor in the story, and yet I couldn't have gags. I needed romance, but I couldn't have a lot of smooching." Narrator: "The cast and crew of Empire Strikes Back were determined to make it worth the three years of waiting by fans." Narrator: "Ironicaly, the most talked about new character in Empire was... a two foot tall puppet." Hamill, quoting Kirshner directing the Dagobah scenes: "Poke the snake. He's not moving. Is the snake okay?" Narrator: "George Lucas had helped turned the tide of Hollywood's pessimistic realism, restoring a sense of awe and wonder. Movies were fun again." Narrator: "As he began work on the final installment, he knew expectations from fans and critics would be higher than ever." Harrison Ford: "I thought Han Solo should die. I thought he should have sacrificed himself for the other two characters." Mark Hamill: "As we finished the third one, we really had a sense that it was the end, that it was going to tie up all the loose ends." "In 1997, he would revisit and perfect his vision, at last." "Things I couldn't afford to do at the time, things I didn't have the time or money for... Now I could have them, pretty much the way I wanted them to be." "I'm finishing this for the love of Star Wars. I like Star Wars." "What I was trying to do was stay independent so that I could make the movies that I wanted to make." "I feel good that I'm able to make my movies the way I want them to make." "Though Lucas has always remained true to his vision..." "I've committed myself to making these movies, I believe in these movies."

BBspot - Lucas Reveals Details of Episode 0 Prequel

BBspot - Lucas Reveals Details of Episode 0 Prequel

Perhaps the funniest line ever

A&E: Empire of Dreams - the Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

George Lucas: "I wanted my work to be mine. I didn't want people to tamper with my work."

Too bad he didn't protect his work from its worst enemy - himself.