The producer, in effect, has to work as a translator. You form a very tight relationship with the director and writer from the beginning, and then you are constantly communicating to the various people that begin to come into the… — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film. — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
The 'Star Wars' saga is about a series of seemingly chance encounters. They impact the destiny of everyone involved. — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition… — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
We knew that for E.T. to feel real, you had to have some connection to his eyes. — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
I loved David Lean, he had a huge influence on me when I was going to film school. — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
There's nothing I like more than to have one of our movies run, and then I go to the ladies' room and listen to… — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
Everybody always asks us how we choose the movies we have going right now, and it's hard to explain sometimes. There's a randomness to… — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
Not every script that rolls in is ready to shoot. Few are, actually. So you go back and work on the thing. — Kathleen Kennedy 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 Copy Share Image
