Joseph Campbell Meets George Lucas – Part I (2015)

George Lucas characterized Palpatine as being a ruthless politician dismantling a democracy to achieve supreme power based on real life examples of democratic backsliding. This got Lucas to thinking about how democracies turned into dictatorships: “Democracies aren't overthrown; they're given away“.

George Lucas Makes First Comic-Con Appearance to Discuss His Upcoming 'Museum of Narrative Art'

Yoda Bloopers Released - and George Lucas Reveals Why Yoda Talks Backwards