--- title: "18 Years Quotes By George Lucas" description: "18 Years quotes by George Lucas. Plus more from George Lucas and more Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de9/george-lucas-1038_classic_the-story-being-told-in-star-wars-is-a-c_3152406.png" --- > [The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/the-story-being-told-in-star-wars-is-a-classic-one-every-few-hundred-3/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de9/george-lucas-1038_classic_the-story-being-told-in-star-wars-is-a-c_3152406.png) > [The ideals and principles for which Martin Luther King Jr. fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/the-ideals-and-principles-for-which-martin-luther-king-jr-fought-have/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/george-lucas-1038_drs_the-ideals-and-principles-for-which-mart_588808.png) > [The ideals and principles for which Dr King fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/the-ideals-and-principles-for-which-dr-king-fought-have-never-been/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/george-lucas-1038_forgotten_the-ideals-and-principles-for-which-dr-k_856911.png) > [The story being told in Star Wars is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/the-story-being-told-in-star-wars-is-a-classic-one-every-few-hundred-2/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/george-lucas-1038_classic_the-story-being-told-in-star-wars-is-a-c_2618238.png) > [Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil... The theme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/star-wars-has-always-struck-a-chord-with-people-there-are-issues-of/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/george-lucas-1038_chords_star-wars-has-always-struck-a-chord-with_2760188.jpg) > [You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/you-may-make-something-you-don-t-think-is-very-important-during-your/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/george-lucas-1038_important_you-may-make-something-you-don-t-think-i_1975061.png) > [If you can tune into the fantasy life of an 11-year-old girl, you can make a fortune in this business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/if-you-can-tune-into-the-fantasy-life-of-an-11-year-old-girl-you-can/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/george-lucas-1038_business_if-you-can-tune-into-the-fantasy-life-of_2468031.png) > [I was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-was-going-to-go-to-a-four-year-college-and-be-an-anthropologist-or/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/george-lucas-1038_art_i-was-going-to-go-to-a-four-year-college_2002839.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/george-lucas-1038_alive_it-took-me-three-four-years-to-get-from_1415470.png) > [You need to have a lot of close family around you, a lot of friends to keep you honest. Take your time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/you-need-to-have-a-lot-of-close-family-around-you-a-lot-of-friends-to/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/george-lucas-1038_beach_you-need-to-have-a-lot-of-close-family-a_2407306.png) > [One of the basic motifs in fairy tales is that you find the poor and unfortunate along the side of the road,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/one-of-the-basic-motifs-in-fairy-tales-is-that-you-find-the-poor-and/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/george-lucas-1038_concepts_one-of-the-basic-motifs-in-fairy-tales-i_2486042.jpg) > [The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/george-lucas-1038_classic_the-story-being-told-in-star-wars-is-a-c_17329.jpg) > [STAR WARS is really three trilogies, nine films. The first trilogy covers the fall of the Republic and the rise of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/star-wars-is-really-three-trilogies-nine-films-the-first-trilogy/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/george-lucas-1038_empires_star-wars-is-really-three-trilogies-nine_327075.png) > [I never had a story for the sequels, for the last trilogy. That's not really part of the plan at this point,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-never-had-a-story-for-the-sequels-for-the-last-trilogy-that-s-not/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/george-lucas-1038_age_i-never-had-a-story-for-the-sequels-for_2417733.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/982/george-lucas-1038_business_my-first-six-years-in-the-business-were_3059087.jpg) > [Each time I do a trilogy it's ten years out of my life. I'll finish Episode III and I'll be 60. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/each-time-i-do-a-trilogy-it-s-ten-years-out-of-my-life-i-ll-finish/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/george-lucas-1038_completing_each-time-i-do-a-trilogy-it-s-ten-years_1787551.png) > [I haven't met anybody who hasn't been able to describe years and years and years of very, very difficult struggle through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-haven-t-met-anybody-who-hasn-t-been-able-to-describe-years-and/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/george-lucas-1038_able_i-haven-t-met-anybody-who-hasn-t-been-ab_1280018.png) > [You want people to think. You want people to be emotionally moved. And there's a theory behind that in terms of storytelling.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/you-want-people-to-think-you-want-people-to-be-emotionally-moved-and/) [George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcd/george-lucas-1038_actor_you-want-people-to-think-you-want-people_3071965.png) ## Other authors on Years ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years/george-lucas/#itemlist", "name": "18 Years Quotes By George Lucas", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. 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