Director Irvin Kershner on how romance was constructed in Empire Strikes Back:
βWe didnβt need to spend too much time on the love story. When Han tried to kiss her, that was enough. In the Star Wars series, a kiss is the equivalent of a sex scene. Han is always after her, heβs always looking at her and she is always looking at him, and you have this right from the beginning. Basically, thatβs all you need.β
(from Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplaysβ, 1997)








