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   '83 interview reveals Lucas was relieved to be done with Star Wars   
       
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   What with the prequels, the animated movie, the animated series, the   
   forthcoming live-action series  and enough toys and games to break all   
   our piggy banks, it's hard to imagine George Lucas ever being tired of   
   Star Wars. But, believe it or not, there was a time, right after the   
   completion of Return of the Jedi, when he was all Forced out.   
   Around this time 29 years ago, Lucas was celebrating the completion of   
   the trilogy that made him a household name. Star Wars had given him   
   critical acclaim, made him rich and earned him an eternal place in   
   cinema history. But when a Los Angeles Times reporter went out to his   
   offices to interview him about wrapping Jedi, Lucas just seemed glad it   
   was over.   
   "There hasn't really been one day in the last 10 years that I haven't   
   had to wake up in the morning and say, 'God, I've got to worry about   
   this movie.' Now I feel as if this huge weight has been lifted off my   
   shoulders .... If I had to do it all over again, I'd have to think about   
   it, especially if I knew what I was going to have to give up in order to   
   get it."   
   Lucas compared working on the trilogy to being stuck on a speeder bike   
   that wouldn't stop, and going 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali after he'd   
   already been knocked "across the ring and out the door and into the next   
   field." But 15-round fight or not, he had no choice. He had to finish   
   the trilogy while everything was still assembled.   
   "The reason I had to keep going on these three was because I had sets   
   gathering dust, I was paying rent [on facilities], and my actors were   
   getting older and were vulnerable to accidents. Over such a long period   
   of time, anything could happen. So there was a lot of tension there --   
   all the time. Now I don't have that. I could start the next series two   
   years from now, or 10 years from now. It's a whole new mind-set,   
   starting from scratch. There's no strong pull. The film cannot demand my   
   time any more. I will decide when I'm ready."   
   A decade and a half later Lucas returned to the Star Wars universe for   
   the prequels, and a lot of fans probably wish he hadn't. Back then,   
   though, Lucas was just grateful for the fan love and looking forward to   
   a long break from the franchise that made him a star.   
   "I definitely would give back the success, or trade it, if it hadn't   
   been for the joy that some people have gotten from Star Wars -- that's   
   the valuable part. That part is worth whatever I had to pay. I want to   
   trade all the money and fame and bull. Now I've done my little bit, and   
   I get some time to myself. I hope I can get back some of the joy I   
   managed to put out there."   
   (Via Hero Complex  )   
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