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.
GEORGE LUCASIt’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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You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.
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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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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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The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.
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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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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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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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I want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.
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Always remember, your focus determines your reality.
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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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Any society begins by realizing that together, by helping each other, you can survive better than if you fight each other and compete with each other.
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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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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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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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Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
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