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.
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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There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.
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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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The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.
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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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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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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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I’m extremely grateful that I discovered my passion. I love movies. I love to watch them, I love to make them.
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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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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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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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The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.
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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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A movie is never finished, only abandoned.
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The best way to truly understand narrative art is to experience it.
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