If that's the case, it also disqualifies ESB and ROTJ along with it.
Also, he has always been about making filmaking more affordable, he has been talking about the demise of the big budget motion picture for a long time now. He spent most of his money not just making films to turn a profit but to literally push the ablilites of the industry forward.
He has always been about contributing back to his own industry, and everyone else in Hollywood has benefitted from that investment.
Now it's easier than ever for someone to make a film on their own without corporate sponsorship.
That's what he's talking about is taking the "big money" out of film making and return it's focus to artistic intent.