George Lucas Says Studios "Don't Have Any Imagination And Don't Have Any Talent"

For a guy who has made millions upon millions of dollars thanks to the support of Hollywood studios, the constant axe George Lucas has to grind with the system is a bit baffling. Last year, he and pal Steven Spielberg warned that an "implosion" was on the horizon, and raised concerned that their epics "Lincoln" and "Red Tails" had trouble getting made on the studio dime. Meanwhile, Lucas has also warned film students about being lured by the magic and endless possibilities of digital technology, while urging them to stay focused on "the art of the movies." And according to Lucas — the guy who found homes and financing for mega-franchises "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" at 20th Century Fox — the big studios are basically, the worst.

"...the problem has always been the studios,” Lucas told Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning." ”Although the beginning of the studios, the entrepreneurs who ran the studios were...