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title: "20 Trying Quotes By George Lucas"
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> [No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/no-try-not-do-or-do-not-there-is-no-try/)

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

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> [I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God's bidding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-am-simply-trying-to-struggle-through-life-trying-to-do-god-s-bidding/)

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

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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…](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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> [Success is when you try to achieve your inward vision externally and have it come off the way you see it. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/success-is-when-you-try-to-achieve-your-inward-vision-externally-and/)

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

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/even-in-high-school-i-was-very-interested-in-history-why-people-do/)

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

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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…](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/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/you-re-not-going-to-stay-in-business-the-business-of-making-movies/)

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

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> [As I talk to film students now especially, I say, "The easiest job you'll ever get is to try to make your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/as-i-talk-to-film-students-now-especially-i-say-the-easiest-job-you/)

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

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> [When my films don't work it's usually because I tried some very experimental idea. I tried new ideas and they just didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/when-my-films-don-t-work-it-s-usually-because-i-tried-some-very/)

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

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> [I have a supermarket full of ideas and the challenge is how many ideas can I get in my cart before I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-have-a-supermarket-full-of-ideas-and-the-challenge-is-how-many/)

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

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-ve-discovered-that-most-critics-themselves-are-cinematically/)

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

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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…](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/)

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> [Human nature means battling constantly between being completely self-absorbed and trying to be a communal creature. Nature makes you a communal creature.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/human-nature-means-battling-constantly-between-being-completely-self/)

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

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> [You try to get yourself into a situation where you only have to answer to yourself, where you can ask advice of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/you-try-to-get-yourself-into-a-situation-where-you-only-have-to/)

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

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/it-took-me-three-four-years-to-get-from-my-first-film-to-my-second/)

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

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> [I wanted to be a car mechanic and I wanted to race cars and the idea of trying to make something out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-wanted-to-be-a-car-mechanic-and-i-wanted-to-race-cars-and-the-idea/)

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

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> [My first six years in the business were hopeless. There are a lot of times when you sit and you say "Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/my-first-six-years-in-the-business-were-hopeless-there-are-a-lot-of/)

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

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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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/because-we-people-have-an-intellect-part-of-what-we-do-is-try-to/)

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

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> [I have a lot of ideas and I want to be able to work. To me, it's like one of these contests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-have-a-lot-of-ideas-and-i-want-to-be-able-to-work-to-me-it-s-like/)

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

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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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-like-making-movies-i-like-the-process-i-like-trying-out-new-ideas/)

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

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## Other authors on Trying

## 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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