I've always said that I don't want to be in front of the camera. — Kathleen Kennedy Always Copy Share Image
From a producing standpoint, I think prep is everything. — Kathleen Kennedy Everything Copy Share Image
I loved David Lean, he had a huge influence on me when I was going to film school. — Kathleen Kennedy Film Copy Share Image
Sometimes women don't take the initiative that they should. — Kathleen Kennedy Feminism Copy Share Image
I don't know how to make movies without getting my hands dirty. — Kathleen Kennedy Dirty Copy Share Image
I know myself pretty well, and I know what I'm good at, but I also recognize when others may be better and… — Kathleen Kennedy Better Copy Share Image
Creating authentic emotional experiences, whether it's 'Star Wars' or 'Spotlight,' are driven by characters and stories that are engaging. — Kathleen Kennedy Authentic Copy Share Image
Daniel Day-Lewis is extraordinary; I think he may be one of the best actors ever that we've worked with. — Kathleen Kennedy Best Copy Share Image
I always feel that the best kind of producing - and frankly, it has to do with what I like to do… — Kathleen Kennedy Always Copy Share Image
We don't have any intention of beginning a trend of re-creating actors who are gone. — Kathleen Kennedy Actors Copy Share Image
We are going to hire a woman who's going to direct a 'Star Wars' movie. I have no doubt. — Kathleen Kennedy Doubt Copy Share Image
I think it's always wise to be concerned about any of the characters in 'Star Wars,' right? — Kathleen Kennedy Always Copy Share Image
The problem with some truth-tellers is that they don't do it in a way that makes people want to listen. — Kathleen Kennedy Listen Copy Share Image
We look at Marvel, but we're not trying to emulate that in any way. In fact, we talked often about how distinctive… — Kathleen Kennedy Astronomy Copy Share Image
I had a teacher who loved movies. He had a little theatre called The Flick, and he would let a bunch of… — Kathleen Kennedy Cinema Copy Share Image
If you don't spend the time you need on developing characters and finding stories, complicated stories, the audience gets tired because they… — Kathleen Kennedy Complicated Copy Share Image
I've had filmmakers, I even had Bono come and talk to me about having a sequel to 'E.T.' help with an environmental… — Kathleen Kennedy Environmental Copy Share Image
I think most fans of movies that have withstood the test of time don't like for them to be tinkered with. I… — Kathleen Kennedy Fans Copy Share Image
When we built Amblin, we even put Murphy beds in there because we thought that was so practical. Why would anybody, if… — Kathleen Kennedy Home Copy Share Image
I started out as a camera operator. I was doing news, and I was doing sports - baseball games and football games.… — Kathleen Kennedy Ball game Copy Share Image
Probably the biggest contribution that Disney has made to the Lucasfilm franchise management was their international component. That was something Lucasfilm hadn't… — Kathleen Kennedy Contribution Copy Share Image
The producer, in effect, has to work as a translator. You form a very tight relationship with the director and writer from… — Kathleen Kennedy Cinema Copy Share Image
I think 'E.T.' came along at a time when it was probably meant to be. — Kathleen Kennedy I think Copy Share Image
When Princess Leia hit the scene in 1977, she was a pretty formidable character. — Kathleen Kennedy Character Copy Share Image
We knew that for E.T. to feel real, you had to have some connection to his eyes. — Kathleen Kennedy Connection Copy Share Image
We have an amazing team at ILM who can create fantastic effects. — Kathleen Kennedy Amazing Copy Share Image
People want to make a distinction between what's commercial and what's art. — Kathleen Kennedy Art Copy Share Image
A lot of these big movies are just a collection or a montage of big set pieces. — Kathleen Kennedy Big Copy Share Image
Many great stories are father issues, mother issues or death. — Kathleen Kennedy Death Copy Share Image
