451 Quotes by George Lucas

You have to have a thick enough skin to cope with the criticism. I’m very self-critical and I have a lot of friends that I trust who are film directors and writers and people in my profession.

One thing about ‘Star Wars’ that I’m really proud of is that it expands the imagination. That’s why I like the ‘Star Wars’ toys.

You really have to focus on what you’re doing and just plow ahead no matter what hurdles are thrown in front of you.

Always pass on what you have learned. -Yoda.

Be mindful of the future. But not at the expense of the moment.

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

You can’t put a title card at the head of the movie and say, “Well, we really had a bad problem. You know, the actor got sick and it rained this day and we had a hurricane.”

I’ve always just followed my own course, whatever I found the most interesting to me at the moment. I’ve never had a real plan of, “I want to get from here to there, and I’ve got to do this.”

Success is when you try to achieve your inward vision externally and have it come off the way you see it. Then YOU feel successful about it; that’s how success is measured.