I want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.
GEORGE LUCASI want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.
GEORGE LUCASStorytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.
GEORGE LUCASSound 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.
GEORGE LUCASPart 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.
GEORGE LUCASIf you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.
GEORGE LUCASStar 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.
GEORGE LUCASFrom 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.
GEORGE LUCASI 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.
GEORGE LUCASDon’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
GEORGE LUCASThe 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.
GEORGE LUCASThe secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
GEORGE LUCASI’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 LUCASThe 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.
GEORGE LUCASPeople who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.
GEORGE LUCASYou don’t see the struggle part of a person’s life. You only see the success they have.
GEORGE LUCASYou 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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