George Lucas says if he could be any 'Star Wars' character, he'd be Jar Jar Binks

Business Insider ^ | November 19, 2015 | Anjelica Oswald

[C19fan]

Of all the characters in "Star Wars," creator George Lucas says he'd be Jar Jar Binks in a video for Vanity Fair.

"I like all the characters," he said when posed the question of which character he'd want to be, before making his unusual choice.

[C19fan]

C'mon Man! I guess some gamers are bummed one cannot kill Ewoks in the new Star Wars Battlefront game.

[strings6459]

That’s who I think he would be as well.

[glorgau]

Jar Jar Binks was a Sith lord!

[KC_Lion]

Because both write screenplays that have the Maturity of an Eight Year Old?

[SpinnerWebb]

beat me to it

[W.]

Meesa sleep on mattress stuffed with cash!

[napscoordinator]

I think the problem is that they go day after day having to do press conferences before a big movie. Poor Jennifer Lawrence is going through that now. And I think after awhile, you just get sick of it and just start spurting out junk. What can you do? The press conferences are crap and especially when they get question after question asking the same thing. Sometimes you just want to rebel. I bet most here would give so many sarcastic answers and of course some would take it seriously like you really mean it.

[Dr. Ursus]

Methinks you right!

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

We know, George. We know...

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Putting Jar Jar binks in Star Wars made about as much sense as Krazy gluing a bat to your face while people start praising Jesus Glory Hallelujah!

[bolobaby]

Proving once again that he really has no further business being involved with Star Wars.

Hard to diss the creator, but ‘cmon.

[bolobaby]

Isn’t Jennifer Lawrence a liberal pig? In which case, can you really say “poor Jennifer Lawrence” with a straight face?

[kaehurowing]

Jar Jar Binks is when Star Wars jumped the shark.

[longtermmemmory]

lucas only wanted to sell more toys.

Binks will be a collectable because nobody will buy it today, BUT it will be hard to find tomorrow.

(unless you 3d print all this action figure junk)

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I’ve never seen the big appeal of Star Wars. I’ve stuck with it only because it is popular and clean. I did kinda like Jar Jar Binks and was surprised when he was hated by so many. I figured I was just not on the same page as Star Wars fans. i also liked R2D2, though his character is strangely developed through others. Yoda is cute. Everyone else, eh.

Oh, Jabba the hut was interestingly disgusting.

[Hessian]

The one that’s gonna be hard to find is Princess Leia in her slave outfit.

[discostu]

Lucas isn’t selling anything anymore. He sold Star Wars, he’s cashed his last check on that front (it was for $4 billion). Now anything he says about SW is just a famous guy talking.

[Caipirabob]

Let’s face it, after episode 1,2 and 3, JarJar has more credibility than lucas ever will again.

[MinuteGal]

"George Lucas says if he could be any "Star Wars" character, he'd be 'Jar Jar Binks' ".

Giving this deep thought, I think I'd like to play the luscious "Jar Jar Gabor" in "Moulin Rouge".

Leni

[catfish1957]

Jar Jar Binks is when Star Wars jumped the shark.

Agreed. That was the point SW went from solid Sci-Fi to 12 year old comic book status.