--- title: "22 Ifs Quotes By George Lucas" description: "22 Ifs quotes by George Lucas. Plus more from George Lucas and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/george-lucas-1038_america_if-america-is-the-pursuit-of-happiness-t_734973.png" --- > [If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-america-is-the-pursuit-of-happiness-the-best-way-to-pursue/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/george-lucas-1038_america_if-america-is-the-pursuit-of-happiness-t_734973.png) > [If I had time and a hammer, I'd track down every bootleg copy and smash it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-i-had-time-and-a-hammer-i-d-track-down-every-bootleg-copy-and/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/george-lucas-1038_copies_if-i-had-time-and-a-hammer-i-d-track-dow_2754162.png) > [For the third trilogy, I don't know if I will still be alive when it comes the time to make them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/for-the-third-trilogy-i-don-t-know-if-i-will-still-be-alive-when-it/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/george-lucas-1038_alive_for-the-third-trilogy-i-don-t-know-if-i_461772.png) > [Today it is an amazing, if unexpected, legacy of Star Wars that so many gifted writers are contributing new stories to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/today-it-is-an-amazing-if-unexpected-legacy-of-star-wars-that-so-many/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/george-lucas-1038_contributing_today-it-is-an-amazing-if-unexpected-leg_330845.png) > [If you can tune into the fantasy life of an 11-year-old girl, you can make a fortune in this business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-you-can-tune-into-the-fantasy-life-of-an-11-year-old-girl-you-can/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/george-lucas-1038_business_if-you-can-tune-into-the-fantasy-life-of_2468031.png) > [If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-you-want-to-be-successful-in-a-particular-field-of-endeavor-i/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/george-lucas-1038_being-successful_if-you-want-to-be-successful-in-a-partic_2493239.png) > [If this were a fantasy world, there would be ten of me and we would each be doing what we wanted to…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/george-lucas-1038_doing_if-this-were-a-fantasy-world-there-would_60044.png) > [Follow your bliss. Do the thing where you sit down at 8 a.m. and then you realize you're hungry and you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/follow-your-bliss-do-the-thing-where-you-sit-down-at-8-a-m-and-then/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/george-lucas-1038_bliss_follow-your-bliss-do-the-thing-where-you_267683.jpg) > [I felt that one of the major issues in the third film is that Luke is finally on his own and has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-felt-that-one-of-the-major-issues-in-the-third-film-is-that-luke-is/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/george-lucas-1038_diminish_i-felt-that-one-of-the-major-issues-in-t_1487777.png) > [Most organisms either adapt and become part of the system, or get wiped out. The only thing we have to adapt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/most-organisms-either-adapt-and-become-part-of-the-system-or-get/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/george-lucas-1038_adapt_most-organisms-either-adapt-and-become-p_377559.jpg) > [If I make a movie that has a whole bunch of music in it, I get to listen to the music all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-i-make-a-movie-that-has-a-whole-bunch-of-music-in-it-i-get-to/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/george-lucas-1038_back-to-work_if-i-make-a-movie-that-has-a-whole-bunch_1282849.png) > [ I thought it \[Star Wars\] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/george-lucas-1038_creative_i-thought-it-star-wars-was-too-wacky-for_73923.png) > [If you want to be successful in a particular field or endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-you-want-to-be-successful-in-a-particular-field-or-endeavor-i/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/george-lucas-1038_being-successful_if-you-want-to-be-successful-in-a-partic_351901.jpg) > [You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/you-have-to-find-something-that-you-love-enough-to-be-able-to-take/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/george-lucas-1038_able_you-have-to-find-something-that-you-love_968396.png) > [I like making movies. I like the process. I like trying out new ideas, and if they don't work, they don't work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-like-making-movies-i-like-the-process-i-like-trying-out-new-ideas/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/george-lucas-1038_able_i-like-making-movies-i-like-the-process_2489932.png) > [One of the basic motifs in fairy tales is that you find the poor and unfortunate along the side of the road,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/one-of-the-basic-motifs-in-fairy-tales-is-that-you-find-the-poor-and/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/george-lucas-1038_concepts_one-of-the-basic-motifs-in-fairy-tales-i_2486042.jpg) > [You have to understand that it's a very cooperative world, not only with the environment, with but our fellow human beings. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/you-have-to-understand-that-it-s-a-very-cooperative-world-not-only/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d50/george-lucas-1038_biology_you-have-to-understand-that-it-s-a-very_2873403.png) > [When people talk to me about the digital divide, I think of it not so much about who has access to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/when-people-talk-to-me-about-the-digital-divide-i-think-of-it-not-so/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/george-lucas-1038_able_when-people-talk-to-me-about-the-digital_2617501.png) > [Each time I do a trilogy it's ten years out of my life. I'll finish Episode III and I'll be 60. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/each-time-i-do-a-trilogy-it-s-ten-years-out-of-my-life-i-ll-finish/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/george-lucas-1038_completing_each-time-i-do-a-trilogy-it-s-ten-years_1787551.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d0/george-lucas-1038_anthropology_if-i-d-have-gone-to-art-school-or-stayed_483741.jpg) > [I'm the one who has to have everybody throw rocks at me all the time, so at least if they're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-m-the-one-who-has-to-have-everybody-throw-rocks-at-me-all-the-time/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/george-lucas-1038_finished_i-m-the-one-who-has-to-have-everybody-th_749559.jpg) > [Any society begins by realizing that together, by helping each other, you can survive better than if you fight each other and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/any-society-begins-by-realizing-that-together-by-helping-each-other/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f1/george-lucas-1038_community_any-society-begins-by-realizing-that-tog_827717.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/ifs/george-lucas/#itemlist", "name": "22 Ifs Quotes By George Lucas", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Lucas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-america-is-the-pursuit-of-happiness-the-best-way-to-pursue/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/george-lucas-1038_america_if-america-is-the-pursuit-of-happiness-t_734973.png", "contentUrl": 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