In my films, all the great things are put together. It's not like one kind of ice cream but rather a very… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I made lots of movies while in school while everybody else was running around saying, "Oh, I wish I could make a… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them. — George Lucas Copy Share Image
You're not going to stay in business, the business of making movies very long because you need the resources in order to… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
After you've done the first feature, then you have heck of a difficult time getting your second film off the ground. They… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I felt that one of the major issues in the third film is that Luke is finally on his own and has… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Sometimes people are surprised to learn that most of the films I've made don't work. They've been released but nobody has ever… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
There are a lot of movies that are badly made that I love, and there are a lot of movies that are… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Changes are not unusual - I mean, most movies, when they release them, they make changes. But somehow, when I make the… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I came from a very avant-garde documentary kind of film making world. I like cinema verité, documentaries. I liked non-story, non-character tone… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The underlying issues, the psychological motives, in all my movies have been the same, he said. Personal responsibility and friendship, the importance… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
One of the things that will never get explained in the films is how Ben was able to retain his identity, because… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
STAR WARS is really three trilogies, nine films. The first trilogy covers the fall of the Republic and the rise of the… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I've had much more down in my life than I've had up. And much more struggle. First of all, when I went… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I intend more of a kinship with silent films than more modern film. I like the old cinema. My films are more… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
When my films don't work it's usually because I tried some very experimental idea. I tried new ideas and they just didn't… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Before I became a film major, I was very heavily into social science, I had done a lot of sociology, anthropology, and… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The first Star Wars movie was one of six original stories I had written in the form of two trilogies. After the… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
All of my films have been very hard to understand at the script stage because they're very different. At the time I… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film - whether… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I don't ever see movies by myself. I always see them with other people because I want to know what works. I… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than the frustration of having somebody who you feel doesn't get what you're doing, trying to turn it into… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
A film is sort of binary - it either works or it doesn't work. It has nothing to do with how good… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
No film ever ends up exactly as you would like it to, but with minor exceptions, THX came out pretty much as… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
People look at technology as sometimes an end to things, and it isn't an end in certain cases. In the movie business,… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I think crossing into the digital age is the big move for the industry. I think it will be the biggest thing… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I think that Lethal Weapon-style dialogue is overused, it's a necessary aspect of high action films where you have to have the… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
As you go through history, I didn't think it was going to get quite this close. So it's just one of those… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Anybody that makes films knows the film is never finished. It's abandoned or it's ripped out of your hands, and it's thrown… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
It's hard work making movies. It's like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it's emotional, tense work.… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
It's not a matter of how well can you make a movie. It's how well can you make it under the circumstance,… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
There should be a point to movies. Sure, you're giving people a diversion from the cold world for a bit, but at… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard. What you’ve really got to do… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I think one of the reasons that Steven (Spielberg) and I have been as successful as we have is because we like… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
If I'd have gone to art school, or stayed in anthropology, I probably would have ended up back in film ... Mostly… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I am very concerned about our national heritage, and I am very concerned that the films that I watched when I was… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
You have to have a thick enough skin to cope with the criticism. I'm very self-critical and I have a lot of… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency… — George Lucas Copy Share
I'm very proud of all the movies I made. I am very happy with everything I've done. I like to watch my movies. Some… — George Lucas Copy Share
If this were a fantasy world, there would be ten of me and we would each be doing what we wanted to do. — George Lucas Copy Share
All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon… — George Lucas Copy Share
I thought it [Star Wars] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my decision, and… — George Lucas Copy Share
A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing. — George Lucas Copy Share
It wasn't long after I began writing Star Wars that I realized the story was more than a single film could hold. As the… — George Lucas Copy Share
If you look at 'Blade Runner,' it's been cut sixteen ways from Sunday, and there are all kinds of different versions of it. — George Lucas Copy Share
There's nothing worse than the frustration of having somebody who you feel doesn't get what you're doing, trying to turn it into something else.… — George Lucas Copy Share
If you really love films, and you really want to get the full impact, there's a huge difference between watching something on a small… — George Lucas Copy Share
I've never been that much of a money guy. I'm more of a film guy, and most of the money I've made is in… — George Lucas Copy Share
I made lots of movies while in school while everybody else was running around saying, "Oh, I wish I could make a movie. I… — George Lucas Copy Share
One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many, and they… — George Lucas Copy Share
