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George Lucas

(1944) Science Fiction Writer

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George Lucas is a science fiction writer, best known for Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker.

Quick Facts About George Lucas

Born: May 14, 1944
Profession: Science Fiction Writer
Notable works: Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

About George Lucas

George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. Lucas also served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. The recipient of two Emmy Awards and nominations for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, he is considered to be one of the most significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster. Despite this, he has remained an independent filmmaker for most of his career.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes 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…

Classic

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I'm very proud of all the movies I made. I am very happy with everything I've done. I like to watch my…

Done

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If this were a fantasy world, there would be ten of me and we would each be doing what we wanted to…

Fantasy

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All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar…

Coups

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I thought it [Star Wars] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my…

Creative

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A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring…

Boring

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It wasn't long after I began writing Star Wars that I realized the story was more than a single film could hold.…

Film

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If you look at 'Blade Runner,' it's been cut sixteen ways from Sunday, and there are all kinds of different versions of…

All kinds

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“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.”

Dreams

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Never tell me the odds!

Business

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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…

Able

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If you really love films, and you really want to get the full impact, there's a huge difference between watching something on…

Beautiful

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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…

Been

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I made lots of movies while in school while everybody else was running around saying, "Oh, I wish I could make a…

Cinema

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One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many,…

Amazing

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Han Solo: Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.

Girl

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Don't avoid the cliches - they are cliches because they work!

Cliche

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The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

Ability

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You need peers; you need people who are at the same level you are. You never know in life when you're going…

Helping

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George Orwell was right. There's no greater genius as far as I'm concerned in terms of understanding human nature. I think that…

Authority

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I am a giant proponent of giant screens. But I accept the fact that most of my movies are going to be…

Accept

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Follow your bliss. Do the thing where you sit down at 8 a.m. and then you realize you're hungry and you look…

Bliss

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The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.

Art

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“Until the time is right, disappear we will.”

Time

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Changes are not unusual - I mean, most movies, when they release them, they make changes. But somehow, when I make the…

Change

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