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 LUCASSuccess 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.
More George Lucas Quotes
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Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.
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Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
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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 regret not the things I have done, only those I have yet to do.
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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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My 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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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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Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
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Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
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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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You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.
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Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.
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If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.
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We were always dreaming of how it was going to be.
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Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
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