Originally written by: George Luca$h in The Annotated Screenplay, p.168 (although he probably got someone else to write it and then just put his name to it)
In the kind of movies I make, I tend to stress the plot side of things. The nature of the characters are pivotal to the way they react to things. Usually the characters are archetypes to such a degree that it's not necessary to go into a lot of detail because I am not dealing with deep psychological problems. My films are storytelling movies, not character movies. So with that in mind, I try to get to the cleanest, to the most simple way of portraying things.
Excellent quote, CO!In the kind of movies I make, I tend to stress the plot side of things. The nature of the characters are pivotal to the way they react to things. Usually the characters are archetypes to such a degree that it's not necessary to go into a lot of detail because I am not dealing with deep psychological problems. My films are storytelling movies, not character movies. So with that in mind, I try to get to the cleanest, to the most simple way of portraying things.
I agree with you that this goes completely against the way he developed the PT. The plot became entirely driven by Anakin's character.