“It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.”

A movie is never finished, only abandoned.

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.

It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.

There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!

It’s hard work making movies. It’s like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it’s emotional, tense work. If you don’t really love it, then it ain’t worth it.

Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.

The 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.

Always remember, your focus determines your reality.

Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.

Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.

All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.

The best way to truly understand narrative art is to experience it.

A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.

I believe that my creative mind is my greatest weapon.

The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.

You are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is in you, all power, all purity, and all freedom-why cannot you express this knowledge? Because you do not believe in it. Believe in it, and it must and will come out.

I believe in myself. There’s nothing wrong with believing in myself. That’s the whole idea, is that you can always become better.

Anyone who believes he is bigger than the system is wrong.

I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.

As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.

Talk is cheap. It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.