“Most of the people are aliens!”
“The idea is youre supposed to accept people for what they are.”
George Lucaswants to restore balance to the discourse.
George Lucas.JB Lacroix/FilmMagic
“They would say, Its all white men,' Lucas said, according toVariety.
“Most of the people are aliens!
The idea is all people are equal.”
Carrie Fisher in ‘Star Wars’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
“And the [prequels], which they were also criticizing, I had Sam Jackson.
He wasnt a scoundrel like Lando.
He was one of the top Jedi.”
Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
“Who do you think the heroes are in these stories?”
“What do you think Princess Leia was?
Shes the head of the rebellion.
They can wear dresses, they can wear whatever they want.
Its their brains and their ability to think and plan and be logistical.
Thats what the hero is.”
He also wrote and directed all of the prequels.
He sold the Star Wars universe as part of Lucasfilm toDisneyin 2012.
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