“Well, that was kind of fun, wasn’t it? I mean, I don’t see where this could go, because we pretty much did everything. But it was fun.””

Lists are how I parse and manage the world.

we’re finding that all these things can lead to people believing the world works in a certain way. I

There are women who are wishing that they were that piece of tape right now.

That aesthetic of the Star Wars universe: the do-it-yourself, hotrod ethic that George Lucas exported from his childhood, is exactly the same kind of soul behind what we do and build for the show.

We didn’t set out to be educators or even scientists, and we don’t purport that what we do is real science but we’re demonstrating a methodology by which one can engage and satisfy your curiosity.

You will hurt people you love, and help people you detest.

I’m actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.

I’ve regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate.

These objects were sometimes just 12 inches across yet needed enough detail to fill a movie screen.

I have some ideas on how to fix that.

Especially parts from ‘Star Wars’ – I can do this stuff all day long. It’s exactly how I made my living for 15 years.

I’m a lifelong movie addict, and one of my favorite projects is making replica props and costumes.

Bigger is always better.

After all those years of doing remote detonations, where we just push a button and something explodes, to actually see a nice big fat line of black smoke heading toward something that will blow up is very satisfying.

Breaking something big into its constituent parts will help you organize your thoughts, but it can also force you to confront the depth of your ignorance and the hugeness of the task.

I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody’s going to take care of you.

Writing for me is a dragnet that carries everything away with it: expressions and figures of speech, postures, feelings, thoughts, troubles. In short, the lives of others.

The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.

For the most important decisions in your life, trust your intuition, and then work with everything you have, to prove it right.

Intuition is critical in virtually everything you do. But, without relentless preparation and execution, it is meaningless.

Everything has been such a whirlwind ever since I stepped foot in the league and everything has been like a dream, so I’m just blessed to be in this position.

Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.

Sit here long enough you get to know everything. You listen, see ?” She taps the side of her head.

We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything.