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born 1944 United States
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born 14 May 1944) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur, most famous for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies.
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In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.
If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.
Being in Washington is more fictional than being in Hollywood.
Don't avoid the cliches — they are cliches because they work!
Sound is half the experience of seeing a film. That's why I have been bothered by the poor sound re-production in many theaters and most homes.
What this war represents is a failure to listen. Now you're closer to the Chancellor than anyone, please, ask him to stop the fighting and let the diplomacy resume.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire.
Star Wars (1977)
Fear leads to Anger, Anger leads to Hate, Hate leads to Suffering.
There is no Episode VII...Not about Luke Skywalker, not about, you know, that group of people and that struggle to bring democracy back to the galaxy.
Minutes Overtime: George Lucas (2005)
The truth is, the only thing I was inspired by was the fact that it's told from the point of view of two peasants, who get mixed up with a samurai and princess and a lot of very high-level people.
Anakin Skywalker has a Padawan.
The fans are all upset. They’re always going to be upset. Why did he do it like this? And why didn’t he do it like this? They write their own movie, and then, if you don’t do their movie, they get upset about it.
One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many, and they all have shaved heads, and you've got good guys and bad guys and peasants, you get to understand a lot of them without too much being said.
No, I like my own characters. I want to get Anakin and Obi-Wan in. I want to give Anakin a padawan
Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives … and you can either help somebody, you can be compassionate toward people, you can treat some people with dignity — or not.
Interview with Bill Moyers for The Mythology of Star Wars (1999)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them.
The Johnson film wasn't terrible. I just didn't agree with the politics. I'm not a fan of big government and propaganda films are distasteful.
Interview with Judy Stone (1971)
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