When Star Wars became a hit and I had a chance to make the other movies, I had to figure out a way to bring Ben back, but a lot of the issues he had to deal with were carried by Yoda. In a sense, I combined Yoda with the spirit of Ben. I wanted Ben to have some kind of influence, but I didn't want it to be a direct influence where he could help Luke. So Ben has managed to keep his identity after he became one with the Force. One of the things he was doing on Tatooine besides watching over Luke was learning how to keep his identity after he became part of the Force.

From the outset, I conceived Star Wars as a series of six films, or two trilogies.

Today it is an amazing, if unexpected, legacy of Star Wars that so many gifted writers are contributing new stories to the Saga.

We were always dreaming of how it was going to be.

To be renewed is everything. What more could one ask for than to have one's youth back again?

Han Solo: Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.

The best way to truly understand narrative art is to experience it.