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 LUCASAny 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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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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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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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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Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
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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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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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Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
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If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.
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They were at the wrong place at the wrong time naturally they became heroes.
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The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.
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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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The secret is not to give up hope. It’s very hard not to because if you’re really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.
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Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.
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All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.
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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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