If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.
GEORGE LUCASI’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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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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Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
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All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.
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Sound is 50 percent of the movie going experience, and I’ve always believed audiences are moved and excited by what they hear in my movies at least as much as by what they see.
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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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The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.
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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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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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We are all living in cages with the door wide open.
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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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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 secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.
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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 best way to truly understand narrative art is to experience it.
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