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George Lucas says people can hand over democracy to a dictator, just by giving up their power. He explains that Star Wars was meant to make young people pause and think about mystery, not to give answers. He adds that heroes come in any size, and even a tiny act of help can be as important as a big feat.

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Our system of education is locked in a time capsule. You want to say to the people in charge, 'You're not using…

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If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.

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'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.

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I'm one of those people who says, 'yes, cinema died when they invented sound.'

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People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.

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Whenever you do something, people try to re-do it and do a better version, especially if they're in another country.

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I was always extremely curious about why people did the things they do.

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That had always been my purpose: to get people back in touch with what makes us so valuable as a human race.

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I'd like to see education play a larger role in our daily lives, have people come to a larger understanding - a…

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Sometimes people are surprised to learn that most of the films I've made don't work. They've been released but nobody has ever…

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Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil... The theme…

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I started out in anthropology, so to me how society works, how people put themselves together and make things work, has always…

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I intend more of a kinship with silent films than more modern film. I like the old cinema. My films are more…

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[Star Wars is] designed primarily to make young people think about the mystery. Not to say, 'Here's the answer.' It's to say,…

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I have a strong feeling about interesting people in space exploration. . . . And the only way it's going to happen…

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I realized why directors are such horrible people - in a way - because you want things to be right, and people…

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When people talk to me about the digital divide, I think of it not so much about who has access to what…

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Heroes come in all sizes, and you don't have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It's…

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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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George Orwell was right. There's no greater genius as far as I'm concerned in terms of understanding human nature. I think that…

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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.…

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It took me three, four years, to get from my first film to my second film, banging on doors, trying to get…

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As the workplace becomes more specialized, from offices to medical centers to factories, teams of people must accomplish their work by collaborating…

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The influence of 'Hidden Fortress' comes up a lot because it was printed in a book once. The truth is, the only…

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I've come to the conclusion that mythology is really a form of archaeological psychology. Mythology gives you a sense of what a…

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You can find people who have discovered the fact that it's really helping people, it's really being compassionate toward other human beings…

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A lot of people like to do certain things, but they're not that good at it. Keep going through the things that…

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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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I'm very proud of all the movies I made. I am very happy with everything I've done. I like to watch my…

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Even in high school I was very interested in history - why people do the things they do. As a kid I…

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Because we [people] have an intellect, part of what we do is try to understand the "intelligent design." Everything we don't know…

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As you go through history, I didn't think it was going to get quite this close. So it's just one of those…

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You need peers; you need people who are at the same level you are. You never know in life when you're going…

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You can be as rich, and famous, and powerful as you want to be, and it will not bring you happiness. That's…

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Obviously, people have a lot of different dreams of where America should be, and where it should fit into things. Obviously, very…

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You have to have a thick enough skin to cope with the criticism. I'm very self-critical and I have a lot of…

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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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Young people don't have a fantasy life anymore, not the way we did. All they've got is Kojak and Dirty Harry. There's…

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All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar…

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I think as you grow up, you realize you have obligations just in your life - being a citizen, being part of…

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The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency…

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…

If this were a fantasy world, there would be ten of me and we would each be doing what we wanted to do.

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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 decision, and…

A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

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If you look at 'Blade Runner,' it's been cut sixteen ways from Sunday, and there are all kinds of different versions of it.

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

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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…

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…

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

One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many, and they…