People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.
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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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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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.
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A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.
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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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Being in Washington is more fictional than being in Hollywood.
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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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Part 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.
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You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.
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Teachers are the most important individuals in our society – nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.
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The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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The best way to truly understand narrative art is to experience it.
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Train yourself to let go of the things you fear to lose.
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May the Force be with you.
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Good luck has its storms.
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You need peers; you need people who are at the same level you are. You never know in life when you’re going to need help, and you never know who you’re going to need it from.
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