There wasn't anything in my life that was going to stop me from making movies. — 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'm extremely grateful that I discovered my passion. I love movies. I love to watch them, I love to make them. — George Lucas Copy Share Image
There's no difference between movies and television. None at all. Except in a lot of cases, television's much better than movies. — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The object is to try to get the (movie) system to work for you, instead of against you. And the only way… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I like Star Wars, it's fun and I enjoy doing it. But it's definitely not my life. I'm a bigger movie fan… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Whenever you're making a movie, especially when you're writing, you always have self-doubts. — George Lucas Copy Share Image
My life is making movies. I like storytelling, and I've got a lot of stories that are stored up in my head… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
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… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
When a movie comes out, I always go off on a beach so I miss all the craziness that goes on, all… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I think there are going to be some social changes that take place due to the Internet, and the availability of the… — 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
On the Internet, all those same guys that are complaining I made a change are completely changing the movie. I’m saying: ‘Fine.… — 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
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
One of the most telling things about film school is you've got a lot of students wandering around saying, "Oh, I wish… — 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 was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
There are a few critics overseas, and occasionally a critic will write an astute analysis of the movie. There is value in… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences - is very, very important to actually being able to make… — 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
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
I thought it [Star Wars] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
If I make a movie that has a whole bunch of music in it, I get to listen to the music all… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I've discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don't really know much about movies. They don't know the history. They… — 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
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
You can't put a title card at the head of the movie and say, "Well, we really had a bad problem. You… — 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
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
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
I like making movies. I like the process. I like trying out new ideas, and if they don't work, they don't work.… — 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
Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer. I'm very interested in studying cultures and social issues, but… — 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