The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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.
More George Lucas Quotes
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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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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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Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
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So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.
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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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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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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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Everybody has talent, it’s just a matter of moving around until you’ve discovered what it is.
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Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
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I am simply trying to struggle through life trying to do God’s bidding.
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You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.
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Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.
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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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Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
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