But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences – is very, very important to actually being able to make movies.
GEORGE LUCASFear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
More George Lucas Quotes
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We were always dreaming of how it was going to be.
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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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You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.
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Being in Washington is more fictional than being in Hollywood.
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I 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.
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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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They were at the wrong place at the wrong time naturally they became heroes.
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The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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I’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.
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All democracies turn into dictatorships – but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.
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So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.
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The 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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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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Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
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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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