The Force is strong with these two

Creative wunderkinds JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof admit to being heavily influenced by George Lucas and the original STAR WARS trilogy. Remember that running bit on That '70s Show where Eric tied everything in life into STAR WARS? Pretty much the same thing here...

Damon: "The oldest surviving piece of my wardrobe is a long-sleeved Bantha Tracks t-shirt that I got when my dad and I joined the original Star Wars Fan Club! It was so big on me that I'd wear it to sleep... but now, somehow, it fits perfectly. I just happened to be wearing that shirt the first day that I met with JJ."

JJ: "When Damon walked into my office for the first time and he was wearing not just a Star Wars shirt but an ORIGINAL Star Wars shirt -- and I could tell it was his, not just some vintage purchase. I immediately knew that we were long lost brothers. It was the first thing that made me say, 'Okay I love this guy.'"

Enough with the geek-love. How about the film's influence on your work?

JJ: "Star Wars is probably the most influential film of my generation. So, in a way, everything that any of us does is somehow directly or indirectly affected by the experience of seeing those first three films."

Damon: "I remember seeing A New Hope when I was four and being afraid to take a bath because of the trash compactor scene. From that point on, NO MORE BUBBLES! I needed to SEE what was in the water with me!"

Yeah. A little more information than we needed. Thanks.

To read their full pontifications, head over to starwars.com