Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
GEORGE LUCASPart of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
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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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So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.
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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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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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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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The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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Someday you’re going to have to learn to separate what seems to be important from what really is important.
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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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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.
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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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I’ve discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don’t really know much about movies. They don’t know the history. They don’t know the technology. They don’t know anything. So for them to try to analyze it, they’re lost.
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There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.
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May the Force be with you.
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From kindergarten to college, certain teachers engaged my curiosity and motivated me to learn. While I was not the best student, their efforts left a lasting impact.
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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 regret not the things I have done, only those I have yet to do.
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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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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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Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
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The secret is not to give up hope. It’s very hard not to because if you’re really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.
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A movie is never finished, only abandoned.
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It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.
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All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.
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People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.
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I want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.
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If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.
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