wasn't trying to pick on you fanfiltration. It was intended as a good humored, freindly correction (hence the thing about hating grammar nazis & the wink at the end). Just wanted to point out you had the wrong first name. no big deal. Unfortunately, they have yet to incorporate voice inflection into the internet & things don't always read the way they're meant to. Also, you might notice that i basically inferred that I was being a grammar nazi, but even i didn't use proper grammar (as C3PX pointed out).

Back on topic, as someone pointed out, Lucas didn't exactly say "screw you" to everyone & do his own thing on both STAR WARS & the prequels. Back in '77, even though he did basically say "screw you" to the studios in an effort to do his on thing, he still had mentors & trusted friends who challenged him & pushed him to do great things. Even though he was "doing his own thing" with the prequels, at that point he was surronded by "yes men" & would brush off anyone who questioned/challenged him.