Quotes By George Lucas

'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.

I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public.

Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated.

There wasn't much as a kid that inspired me in what I did as an adult, but I was always very interested in what motivates people, and in telling stories and building things.

The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.

A lot of people like to do certain things, but they're not that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like to do, until you find something that you actually seem to be extremely good at. It can be anything.

Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.

Even in high school I was very interested in history - why people do the things they do. As a kid I spent a lot of time trying to relate the past to the present.

The secret to film is that it's an illusion.

Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.

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

Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer.

Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is.

The ideals and principles for which Dr King fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago.

Good luck has its storms.

He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden dialogue.

You can't do it unless you can imagine it.

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

To be renewed is everything. What more could one ask for than to have one's youth back again?

If the boy and girl walk off into the sunset hand-in-hand in the last scene, it adds 10 million to the box office.

Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that's one of the hardest things to do because you don't always know exactly where you're going, and you shouldn't.

When you are a beginning film maker you are desperate to survive. The most important thing in the end is survival and being able to get to your next picture.

Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.

I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the film business. I mean, unless you were related to somebody there was no way in.

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.

The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.