This was taken from an online chat with Dale Pollock, the author of Skywalking, the autobiography on George. What stands out to me is the statement that apparently George hated that Irvin Kershner didn’t make Empire exactly the way he wanted it. I’d hate to imagine what Empire would have been like if George had directed it.
Here is the link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2005/05/06/DI2005050600821.html
Mod Edit: a working link to the above article can be found here:-