A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.
GEORGE LUCASMy 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.
More George Lucas Quotes
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Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.
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My success wasn’t based on how I could push down everybody that was around me. My success was based on how much I could push everybody up.
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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.
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Education is the single most important job of the human race.
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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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That had always been my purpose: to get people back in touch with what makes us so valuable as a human race.
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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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Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.
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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.
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But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences – is very, very important to actually being able to make movies.
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You must let go of your past and embrace your future and figure out what path you’re going to go down
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Everybody has talent, it’s just a matter of moving around until you’ve discovered what it is.
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It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.
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Good luck has its storms.
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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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