From a producing standpoint, I think prep is everything. Kathleen Kennedy More Quotes by Kathleen Kennedy More Quotes From Kathleen Kennedy What [ Ford ] did so beautifully for Alden was he talked a lot about what he remembered when he first read' Star Wars,' and what George had done with Han. Who the character was and the conversations he had for so many years with George about how that character developed, he gave Alden that kind of insight which was invaluable. There were several times in the course of making the movie where Alden would actually recount some of the things that Harrison Ford had pointed out. I think that was really, really helpful to him. Kathleen Kennedy entertainment It was perfect, classic Harrison Ford. Kathleen Kennedy entertainment Return of the Jedi, that's because Harrison insisted on it. Kathleen Kennedy entertainment Jar Jar is definitely not in the movie. Kathleen Kennedy entertainment Sports teaches you to understand the meaning of a team. You need to be able to work with everybody; you don't have to be their best friend. You can experience the fun of competition and driving toward a common goal without pushing to bond in some major way with each individual on a project. Kathleen Kennedy best experience work sports Success is always a matter of some luck and timing. Kathleen Kennedy always luck matter success Many great stories are father issues, mother issues or death. Kathleen Kennedy great mother father death If all you're doing is playing it safe - trying to make the same movie over and over again - that's when the audiences say, 'Oh, this is just a moneymaking machine.' But if it's genuinely in service to the art form, then the franchise concept is being used in a way that's exciting. Kathleen Kennedy service you way art The producer, in effect, has to work as a translator. You form a very tight relationship with the director and writer from the beginning, and then you are constantly communicating to the various people that begin to come into the process, as you are trying to manage to hold on to a vision that needs to be communicated over a long period of time. Kathleen Kennedy you work time relationship I don't analyze things all the time, I just do them. Kathleen Kennedy them just things time You know, I've always been very open to any project. Kathleen Kennedy project know you always There's nothing I like more than to have one of our movies run, and then I go to the ladies' room and listen to everybody talk about it. No one has any idea who I am. Kathleen Kennedy i-am movies nothing talk I'm not great at talking about myself. Kathleen Kennedy about great myself talking People want to make a distinction between what's commercial and what's art. Kathleen Kennedy make want people art There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition to want to do their best work. Kathleen Kennedy best ambition work way When you're relegated to go from movie to movie, so much of what you're doing is out of your control beyond creating the product. Kathleen Kennedy control doing go you A lot of these big movies are just a collection or a montage of big set pieces. Kathleen Kennedy collection movies big just If it's a huge tentpole movie, for instance with a movie like 'Tintin,' a year and a half, almost two years in advance, we were developing a videogame campaign and massive consumer products campaign. Kathleen Kennedy year like half two It's an interesting thing when you're casting a film - especially when you're trying to discover someone - you're waiting for someone to step into the room in an audition process and claim the role. Kathleen Kennedy step someone you waiting I think it's always wise to be concerned about any of the characters in 'Star Wars,' right? Kathleen Kennedy right think always wise
