Sound is 50 percent of the movie going experience, and I've always believed audiences are moved and excited by what they hear in my movies at least as much as by what they see. George Lucas More Quotes by George Lucas More Quotes From George Lucas Everyone seems to think that digital technology devoids the medium of content, but that is not true at all. If anything, it broadens the content. George Lucas digital technology thinking He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden dialogue. George Lucas able kings writing Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them. George Lucas occupation film easy Everybody has talent and it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is. A talent is a combination of something you love a great deal and something you can lose yourself in - something that you can start at 9 o'clock, look up from your work and it's 10 o'clock at night - and also something that you have a talent, not a talent for, but skills that you have a natural ability to do very well. And usually those two things go together. George Lucas skills night moving I thought it [Star Wars] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my decision, and this is my creative vision, and if people don't like it, they don't have to see it. George Lucas stars war people I must admit I suffered a bit when I first came to England. But then I realised that there was nothing to be intimidated by, everybody had two legs. George Lucas legs two firsts I like to say that films are never finished, they're only abandoned. George Lucas finished abandoned film The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want. George Lucas technology artist moving You have the most important job of anyone today. Our kids need you to advocate for their futures. George Lucas teacher jobs kids I am very concerned about our national heritage, and I am very concerned that the films that I watched when I was young and the films that I watched throughout my life are preserved, so that my children can see them. George Lucas heritage film children Kurosawa was one of film's true greats. His ability to transform a vision into a powerful work of art is unparalleled. George Lucas greatness powerful art All art is dependent on technology because it's a human endeavour , so even when you're using charcoal on a wall or designed the proscenium arch, that's technology . George Lucas wall technology art Oh, my. I'd forgotten how much I hate space travel. George Lucas hate space travel The first script was one of six original stories I had written in the form of two trilogies. After the success of Star Wars, I added another trilogy. So now there are nine stories. The original two trilogies were conceived of as six films of which the first film was number four. George Lucas stars war two When Star Wars became a hit and I had a chance to make the other movies, I had to figure out a way to bring Ben back, but a lot of the issues he had to deal with were carried by Yoda. In a sense, I combined Yoda with the spirit of Ben. I wanted Ben to have some kind of influence, but I didn't want it to be a direct influence where he could help Luke. So Ben has managed to keep his identity after he became one with the Force. One of the things he was doing on Tatooine besides watching over Luke was learning how to keep his identity after he became part of the Force. George Lucas issues stars war Emotionally involving the audience is easy. Anybody can do it blindfolded: get a little kitten and have some guy wring its neck. George Lucas necks guy littles 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. George Lucas crazy photography mean STAR WARS is really three trilogies, nine films. The first trilogy covers the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire, the middle trilogy the fall of the Empire, and the last trilogy involves the rebuilding of the Republic. It won't be finished for probably another 20 years. George Lucas stars war fall On the Internet, all those same guys that are complaining I made a change are completely changing the movie. I’m saying: ‘Fine. But my movie, with my name on it, that says I did it, needs to be the way I want it.’ George Lucas guy names complaining Today it is an amazing, if unexpected, legacy of Star Wars that so many gifted writers are contributing new stories to the Saga. George Lucas gifted-writers stars war