Affect Quote by Troy Denning

Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn't have…

— Walter Jon Williams

I was never interested in writing novelizations. I'm still not. Especially not for 'Star Wars.'

— Matthew Stover

I was a great admirer of George Lucas' work.

— Richard Marquand

I adore the work of Lucas and Spielberg. I'm certainly not trying to minimize their talents, but I'd love to see what they could…

— Lina Wertmuller

Filmmaking was the way I could write characters and not have to give them up to anybody.

— Dee Rees

I was directed because I knew I wanted to be a novelist, but I didn't have a very good job or a way of…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I don't want to be George Lucas and go back after the fact.

— Patrick Stump

Working on the franchise and getting direction from George Lucas - it's something that I never thought would take place.

— Samuel Witwer

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.

— Mackenzie Astin

You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is different. That's one of the reasons George Lucas never…

— Francis Ford Coppola

Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.

— Christopher McQuarrie

The thing that made me turn more towards writing was realizing how hard it was going to be to get a singular vision on…

— Dan Chaon