Lucas was joking
George Lucas was definitely joking the other day, I've been told, when he said The Empire Strikes Back was the "worst" Star Wars film, etc. "Say what you will about Lucas, his personality, his qualities as a filmmaker or lack thereof," says a person who attended the Publicist Guild luncheon in question. "But on that day, in that speech, he was 100% making a joke.
"He opened his speech -- on a day filled with teleprompters -- by saying that he never used a script when making a speech, something that drove his publicists crazy. (He's not exactly a great public speaker, either, so perhaps he should change that habit.) At any rate, he spoke for about five minutes in a seemingly off-the-cuff manner, and made several 'jokes.' Others can judge whether or not he was actually funny, but yeah, he was joking."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 11, 2007 at 9:20 AM
comment #1
Mr. Muckle
says ...
Unfortunately, at this point it's also legitimate to wonder whether George Lucas uses scripts when making a movie.
Posted by Mr. Muckle
at February 11, 2007 10:06 AM
comment #2
AH
says ...
With the kind of movies that he makes, Lucas doesn't need scripts. By the way, this is not a criticism, just a fact.
Posted by AH
at February 11, 2007 10:18 AM