GEORGE LUCAS TO CRITICS: “WHATEVER.”
01.07.10
George Lucas went on “The Daily Show” to promote his new book, Blockbusting, which is about the shame of breaking cinder blocks when you sit on them (or it’s about movies or something). *continues eating second burrito while wearing sweatpants and making fun of someone else’s weight*
Lucas shrugged when asked how he deals with the constant bombardment of criticism.
“Life is duality,” he said with Yoda-like equanimity. “It’s a work of fiction. It’s a metaphor. It’s not real. And therefore, you can either like it or not like it. Whatever.”
[...] For his part, Stewart said his son’s favorite movie is Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace, and Stewart said he’s explained to his son, “No, it’s not.” [SciFiWire]
The video is below, along with a .gif representation of Lucas in this interview.

[.gif via ONTD; banner pic source photos: /film and techeblog]

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Who the fuck knew George Lucas was a freshman philosophy major?
Life is a work of fiction? How fucking deep. How about “Life is scripted”, or “Life is just a cereal I eat when I can’t catch a cat”?
I was gonna let Ep I-III slide, but then he had to release
all over the face ofthe Indiana Jones Pt 4 “Nukin The Fridge”. There just aren’t enough rubber hoses and wet noodles in the world to atone for that.That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard since Jar Jar dialogue. I hope he gets mouth cancer.
I hope he gets beard cancer.
Double-chin cancer.
I’m surprised Stewart didn’t comment on the fact that Lucas looks just like that Gungan leader “Theee planet corrrrreee”
(chins wibble)
In other words, Lucas said “Hell yea I make shitty movies and remakes, but I MAKE IT RAAAIN!!! I GOT MONEY BITCHES!”
Somewhere, Yoda is rolling over in his grave.
Hilarious picture timeline, btw. Well done.
Yoday isn’t rolling in any grave fool, he became one with the force.
Any people who wish cancer on people, go climb a mountain and don’t come back.
I don’t think he is saying “Life is a work of fiction”. I’m pretty sure he is talking about the Star Wars universe. Watch it again…