--- title: "4 I realized Quotes By George Lucas" description: "4 I realized quotes by George Lucas. Plus more from George Lucas and more I realized sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/george-lucas-1038_film_it-wasn-t-long-after-i-began-writing-sta_88216.jpg" --- > [It wasn't long after I began writing Star Wars that I realized the story was more than a single film could hold.…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/george-lucas-1038_film_it-wasn-t-long-after-i-began-writing-sta_88216.jpg) > [I was a terrible student in high school and the thing that the auto accident did - and it happened just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-was-a-terrible-student-in-high-school-and-the-thing-that-the-auto/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/george-lucas-1038_accident_i-was-a-terrible-student-in-high-school_653155.png) > [Over time I began to realize that the level of cinema criticism in the last part of XX century in the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/over-time-i-began-to-realize-that-the-level-of-cinema-criticism-in/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/george-lucas-1038_century_over-time-i-began-to-realize-that-the-le_1526715.png) > [After a lot of struggling and sort of reflection I realized that the time you have to give is now, regardless of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/after-a-lot-of-struggling-and-sort-of-reflection-i-realized-that-the/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/george-lucas-1038_giving_after-a-lot-of-struggling-and-sort-of-re_2356014.png) ## Other authors on I realized ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-realized/george-lucas/#itemlist", "name": "4 I realized Quotes By George Lucas", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It wasn't long after I began writing Star Wars that I realized the story was more than a single film could hold. 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