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There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.

George Lucas

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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Compassion Issues Life Lying Objective Passionate Psychology Responsibility
I regret not the things I have done, only those I have yet to do.
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Adventure Inspirational Myself Regret
You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.
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Enough Inspirational Love Passion Risk Yourself
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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Boredom Effect Story Tools
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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Democracy Government Ideas Politics Population
Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that’s one of the hardest things to do because you don’t always know exactly where you’re going, and you shouldn’t.
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Achievement Destination Goal Issues Journey Reality Yourself
Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
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Each Other Friendship Help Myself Reason Success
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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Believe Director Generation Life Movie Myself Time Transition
Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.
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Easy Hard Learning Movie
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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Believe Experience Movie Myself See Sound
It’s hard work making movies. It’s like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it’s emotional, tense work. If you don’t really love it, then it ain’t worth it.
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Doctor Emotional Hard Work Love Movie Time Yourself
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
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Anger Darkness Fear Hate Leadership Path Side Suffering
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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Complete Criticism Ignorance Old Serious Yourself
Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
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Art Light Moments Public
People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.
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Art Culture Destroy People Power Profit Work
The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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Illusion Movie Secret

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