The 'Star Wars' saga is about a series of seemingly chance encounters. They impact the destiny of everyone involved. — Kathleen Kennedy Astronomy 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… — Kathleen Kennedy Ambition 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
I loved David Lean, he had a huge influence on me when I was going to film school. — Kathleen Kennedy Film 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… — Kathleen Kennedy Go Copy Share Image
Sometimes women don't take the initiative that they should. — Kathleen Kennedy Initiative 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… — Kathleen Kennedy Best 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 Back 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
My story sort of sounds ridiculous because the first movie I produced was 'E.T.' — Kathleen Kennedy First Copy Share Image
Having a female point of view in the room - when you get into a discussion about behavior - who would say… — Kathleen Kennedy Behavior Copy Share Image
We don't have any intention of beginning a trend of re-creating actors who are gone. — Kathleen Kennedy Beginning 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
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
You can recognise when a film-maker really, really cares about what they're doing. — Kathleen Kennedy About 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 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
Sports teaches you to understand the meaning of a team. You need to be able to work with everybody; you don't have… — Kathleen Kennedy Best Copy Share Image
We have an amazing team at ILM who can create fantastic effects. — Kathleen Kennedy Amazing 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
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