I want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films. — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Film is a very tight little box. If you don't fit in that box, you're gone. Television, there's more room to move… — 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
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
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
I'm one of those people who says, 'yes, cinema died when they invented sound.' — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated. — George Lucas Copy Share Image
A director makes 100 decisions an hour. Students ask me how you know how to make the right decision, and I say… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I like racing. I love the speed and I'm a very kinetic person in terms of filmmaking. I love the movement of… — 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 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
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
On the professional side, I've helped move cinema from a chemical-based medium to a digital-based medium. That'll be one of the landmarks.… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
None of the films I've done was designed for a mass audience, except for 'Indiana Jones.' Nobody in their right mind thought… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
It's not how well you're able to make a movie. It's how well you're able to make a movie under the circumstances. — 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
From the outset, I conceived Star Wars as a series of six films, or two trilogies. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.” — 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 something else.… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
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 Image