I’ve discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don’t really know much about movies. They don’t know the history. They don’t know the technology. They don’t know anything. So for them to try to analyze it, they’re lost.
GEORGE LUCASIt’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.
More George Lucas Quotes
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Any society begins by realizing that together, by helping each other, you can survive better than if you fight each other and compete with each other.
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I think as you grow up, you realize you have obligations just in your life – being a citizen, being part of humanity – to help other people, to help your country, to help the world.
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It’s not a matter of how well can you make a movie. It’s how well can you make it under the circumstance, because there’s always circumstances. You cannot use that as an excuse.
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The underlying issues, the psychological motives, in all my movies have been the same, he said. Personal responsibility and friendship, the importance of a compassionate life as opposed to a passionate life.
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Teachers are the most important individuals in our society – nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.
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My success wasn’t based on how I could push down everybody that was around me. My success was based on how much I could push everybody up.
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All democracies turn into dictatorships – but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.
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All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.
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The older you get, the less seriously you take criticism. I’ve gotten to a point now where I ignore it completely. It’s just not relevant to me anymore.
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Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.
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You must let go of your past and embrace your future and figure out what path you’re going to go down
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Sound is 50 percent of the movie going experience, and I’ve always believed audiences are moved and excited by what they hear in my movies at least as much as by what they see.
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A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.
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A movie is never finished, only abandoned.
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That had always been my purpose: to get people back in touch with what makes us so valuable as a human race.
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It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.
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Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated.
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You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.
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I’m extremely grateful that I discovered my passion. I love movies. I love to watch them, I love to make them.
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But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences – is very, very important to actually being able to make movies.
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It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.
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I’ve always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers – teachers with very loud voices.
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We are all living in cages with the door wide open.
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You don’t see the struggle part of a person’s life. You only see the success they have.
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Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil… The theme came from stories and ideas that have been around for thousands of years.
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Working hard is very important. You’re not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.
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