Good luck has its storms.
GEORGE LUCASMy life is making movies. I like storytelling, and I’ve got a lot of stories that are stored up in my head that I hope to get out before my time is up.
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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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We are all living in cages with the door wide open.
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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.
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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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So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.
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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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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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Success is when you try to achieve your inward vision externally and have it come off the way you see it. Then YOU feel successful about it; that’s how success is measured.
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You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.
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It’s very important not to do what your peers think you should do, not do what your parents think,your teachers or even your culture. Do what’s inside of you.
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The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.
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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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Always remember, your focus determines your reality.
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From kindergarten to college, certain teachers engaged my curiosity and motivated me to learn. While I was not the best student, their efforts left a lasting impact.
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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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Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.
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We were always dreaming of how it was going to be.
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Working hard is very important. You’re not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.
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Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
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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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Being in Washington is more fictional than being in Hollywood.
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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’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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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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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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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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