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.
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 LUCASWe are all living in cages with the door wide open.
GEORGE LUCASMay the Force be with you.
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.
GEORGE LUCASBut having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences – is very, very important to actually being able to make movies.
GEORGE LUCASSomeday you’re going to have to learn to separate what seems to be important from what really is important.
GEORGE LUCASIt’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.
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 LUCASI want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.
GEORGE LUCASThe technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.
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 LUCASYou simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.
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.
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 LUCASAll the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.
GEORGE LUCASThe 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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