Life after Darth - Wired article

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http://wired-vig.wired.com/wired/archive/13.05/lucas.html

@Life after Darth

"I like Star Wars, but I certainly never expected it would take over my life," Lucas says in a conversation at Skywalker Ranch. He estimates that he gave two decades of solid work to Star Wars, not including a hiatus to raise three adopted kids as a single father. Now 60, the once-lanky wunderkind in aviator glasses has grown bearish, with a snowy, close-clipped beard and a sardonic wit that doesn’t come through in the making-of documentaries. He says he’s relieved that the longest chapter of his career is over.

“Normally at this time, I’d be under a lot of pressure to get the script done for the next movie. There wouldn’t be any break from the stress and creative demands. So it’s great to be able to kick back.”

Steve Silberman is a senior editor of Wired…for about 10 years…and a recent friend…this is one of the best articles on Lucas i’ve read…