Christopher Lee said:

Anchorhead said:

That he can sit there and state all those lies with a straight face is insulting. That he thinks no one will challenge him or bother reading the original screenplays or 1977 interviews shows how colossal his ego really is.

You'll get no argument from me, as I've lost count of the number of times I've heard him claim to have either planned or written everything in advance. He's also stated repeatedly that Mace Windu was the first character he developed for Star Wars, although he wasn't able to find an appropriate actor for the part until Samuel L. Jackson was cast.

My question is to Lucas is, "If you created the character of Mace Windu first, why not use him in the Obi-Wan role for A New Hope? There were any number of African American actors who could have played Windu's part effectively (Paul Winfield comes to mind, as Jackson's career was in its infancy). Count me among those who isn't sorry Lucas is no longer calling the shots where these films are concerned.

People believe it, though. And it probably has worked to his advantage.

Just look at how many people have become enraged this last week after hearing that we may not be getting the version of VII that George envisioned so many years ago. His holy, untouchable scripture has been thrown out in favor of "fan fiction".