Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.
GEORGE LUCASI’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.
More George Lucas Quotes
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It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.
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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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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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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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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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Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
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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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You need peers; you need people who are at the same level you are. You never know in life when you’re going to need help, and you never know who you’re going to need it from.
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You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.
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Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
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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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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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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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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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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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