Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer. George Lucas More Quotes by George Lucas More Quotes From George Lucas Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality. George Lucas questsinnovationreality One of the things that will never get explained in the films is how Ben was able to retain his identity, because it happened somewhere between the third and fourth movies. I set up that this is a discipline that he learned from Yoda; Yoda told him how to do that. George Lucas disciplineableidentity The object is to try to get the (movie) system to work for you, instead of against you. And the only way you can do it is through success, I'm afraid. George Lucas objectstryingway I’m moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff. George Lucas kindstuffmoving I never had a story for the sequels, for the last trilogy. That's not really part of the plan at this point, and I'll be at the age where to do another trilogy would take 10 years. I'd always envisioned it as six movies. When you see it in six parts you'll understand that it really ends at part six. George Lucas lastsageyears The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to do the same things over and over again. Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not. George Lucas starswarthinking 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. George Lucas adultskidspeople Football games are on TV, and it doesn't affect stadium attendance at all. It's the same with movies. People who really love movies and like to go out on a Saturday night will go to the movie theater. George Lucas gamesfootballnight 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. George Lucas kidspastschool As the workplace becomes more specialized, from offices to medical centers to factories, teams of people must accomplish their work by collaborating with each other. In my work in filmmaking, we need talented individuals with technical skills, but their abilities to communicate and work with others are just as valuable. George Lucas teamskillspeople Good luck has its storms. George Lucas stormgood-luckluck The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie. George Lucas sound-and-musicmovieactors That's the issue that I've been exploring: How did the Republic turn into the Empire? That's paralleled with: How did Anakin turn into Darth Vader? How does a good person go bad, and how does a democracy become a dictatorship? It isn't that the Empire conquered the Republic, it's that the Empire is the Republic. George Lucas issuesdemocracydoe The ideals and principles for which Martin Luther King Jr. fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago. George Lucas kingstodayyears Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose George Lucas greedattachmentletting-go Young people don't have a fantasy life anymore, not the way we did. All they've got is Kojak and Dirty Harry. There's all these kids running around wanting to be killer cops. George Lucas runningkidsdirty 'American Graffiti' was unpleasant because of the fact that there was no money, no time, and I was compromising myself to death. George Lucas graffiticompromisefacts Digital technology allows us a much larger scope to tell stories that were pretty much the grounds of the literary media. George Lucas mediatechnologystories I grew up in San Francisco. And so I'm informed in a certain kind of way about, you know, believing in democracy and believing in America. And I'm a very ardent patriot. George Lucas san-franciscobelieveamerica Film is a very tight little box. If you don't fit in that box, you're gone. Television, there's more room to move around. George Lucas goneroomsmoving
