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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 you can do it is through success, I'm afraid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/the-object-is-to-try-to-get-the-movie-system-to-work-for-you-instead/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

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## 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/)

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