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.
GEORGE LUCASI’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.
More George Lucas Quotes
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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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Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.
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Good luck has its storms.
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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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The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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Always remember, your focus determines your reality.
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May the Force be with you.
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There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.
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It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.
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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 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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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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Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
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Success is when you try to achieve your inward vision externally and have it come off the way you see it. Then YOU feel successful about it; that’s how success is measured.
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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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Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
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Train yourself to let go of the things you fear to lose.
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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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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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I want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.
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You don’t see the struggle part of a person’s life. You only see the success they have.
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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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You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.
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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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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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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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