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George Lucas talks about keeping creative control even when money is on the table. He says the real test of a film is how well it works under any circumstance, not just its budget. He also notes that making movies is his main passion, not just the Star Wars saga.

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There wasn't anything in my life that was going to stop me from making movies.

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The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.

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Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer.

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A movie is never finished, only abandoned.

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I'm not in a contest. I make movies. I'm not a racehorse...

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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.

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The object is to try to get the (movie) system to work for you, instead of against you. And the only way…

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There's no difference between movies and television. None at all. Except in a lot of cases, television's much better than movies.

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I'm extremely grateful that I discovered my passion. I love movies. I love to watch them, I love to make them.

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My life is making movies. I like storytelling, and I've got a lot of stories that are stored up in my head…

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Whenever you're making a movie, especially when you're writing, you always have self-doubts.

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I made lots of movies while in school while everybody else was running around saying, "Oh, I wish I could make a…

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But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences - is very, very important to actually being able to make…

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There are a lot of movies that are badly made that I love, and there are a lot of movies that are…

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One of the most telling things about film school is you've got a lot of students wandering around saying, "Oh, I wish…

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When a movie comes out, I always go off on a beach so I miss all the craziness that goes on, all…

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You're not going to stay in business, the business of making movies very long because you need the resources in order to…

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On the Internet, all those same guys that are complaining I made a change are completely changing the movie. I’m saying: ‘Fine.…

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I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just…

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I think there are going to be some social changes that take place due to the Internet, and the availability of the…

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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.…

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There are a few critics overseas, and occasionally a critic will write an astute analysis of the movie. There is value in…

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I was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator…

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He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden…

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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…

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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…

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It's not a matter of how well can you make a movie. It's how well can you make it under the circumstance,…

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You can't put a title card at the head of the movie and say, "Well, we really had a bad problem. You…

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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…

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There should be a point to movies. Sure, you're giving people a diversion from the cold world for a bit, but at…

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I like making movies. I like the process. I like trying out new ideas, and if they don't work, they don't work.…

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I think one of the reasons that Steven (Spielberg) and I have been as successful as we have is because we like…

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If I make a movie that has a whole bunch of music in it, I get to listen to the music all…

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I thought it [Star Wars] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my…

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I don't ever see movies by myself. I always see them with other people because I want to know what works. I…

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The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film - whether…

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A film is sort of binary - it either works or it doesn't work. It has nothing to do with how good…

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People look at technology as sometimes an end to things, and it isn't an end in certain cases. In the movie business,…

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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…

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“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.”

Never tell me the odds!

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.…

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…

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I made lots of movies while in school while everybody else was running around saying, "Oh, I wish I could make a movie. I…

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