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title: "4 Anthropology Quotes By George Lucas"
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> [If I'd have gone to art school, or stayed in anthropology, I probably would have ended up back in film ... Mostly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-i-d-have-gone-to-art-school-or-stayed-in-anthropology-i-probably/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

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> [Before I became a film major, I was very heavily into social science, I had done a lot of sociology, anthropology, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/before-i-became-a-film-major-i-was-very-heavily-into-social-science-i/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/george-lucas-1038_anthropology_before-i-became-a-film-major-i-was-very_1635422.jpg)

> [I wanted to be a car mechanic and I wanted to race cars and the idea of trying to make something out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-wanted-to-be-a-car-mechanic-and-i-wanted-to-race-cars-and-the-idea/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/george-lucas-1038_able_i-wanted-to-be-a-car-mechanic-and-i-want_2129082.jpg)

> [I started out in anthropology, so to me how society works, how people put themselves together and make things work, has always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-started-out-in-anthropology-so-to-me-how-society-works-how-people/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

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## Other authors on Anthropology

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alice-morse-earle-11500.jpg) Clifford Geertz 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/clifford-geertz/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-margaret-mead-63436.jpg) Margaret Mead 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/margaret-mead/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/kurt-vonnegut/)

## More by George Lucas

> [The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/the-story-being-told-in-star-wars-is-a-classic-one-every-few-hundred/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-m-very-proud-of-all-the-movies-i-made-i-am-very-happy-with/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [If this were a fantasy world, there would be ten of me and we would each be doing what we wanted to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-this-were-a-fantasy-world-there-would-be-ten-of-me-and-we-would/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/all-democracies-turn-into-dictatorships-but-not-by-coup-the-people/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [ I thought it \[Star Wars\] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my decision, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-thought-it-star-wars-was-too-wacky-for-the-general-public-right-or/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/a-special-effect-is-a-tool-a-means-of-telling-a-story-a-special/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/it-wasn-t-long-after-i-began-writing-star-wars-that-i-realized-the/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [If you look at 'Blade Runner,' it's been cut sixteen ways from Sunday, and there are all kinds of different versions of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-you-look-at-blade-runner-it-s-been-cut-sixteen-ways-from-sunday/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/dreams-are-extremely-important-you-can-t-do-it-unless-you-imagine-it/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [Never tell me the odds!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/never-tell-me-the-odds/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/there-s-nothing-worse-than-the-frustration-of-having-somebody-who-you/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-you-really-love-films-and-you-really-want-to-get-the-full-impact/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-ve-never-been-that-much-of-a-money-guy-i-m-more-of-a-film-guy-and/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [I made lots of movies while in school while everybody else was running around saying, "Oh, I wish I could make a movie. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-made-lots-of-movies-while-in-school-while-everybody-else-was/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

> [One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/one-of-the-amazing-things-about-seven-samurai-is-that-there-are-a-lot/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

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