451 Quotes by George Lucas

I like making movies. I like the process. I like trying out new ideas, and if they don’t work, they don’t work. That’s the reason I generated the money in the first place, to be able to try things. That’s where I spend my money.

If I had time and a hammer, I’d track down every bootleg copy and smash it.

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.

All democracies turn into dictatorships – but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea...

I’d be the first person to say I can’t write dialogue. My dialogue is very utilitarian and is designed to move things forward. I’m not Shakespeare. It’s not designed to be poetic.

Sometimes you must let go of your pride and do what is asked of us. Anakin Skywalker, Episode 2: Attack of the Clones.

We seemed to be drifting as a society – losing touch with the basic concepts of right and wrong.

Film is not an easy occupation. There’s a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.

Most organisms either adapt and become part of the system, or get wiped out. The only thing we have to adapt to the system with is our brain. If we don’t use it, and we don’t adapt fast enough, we won’t survive.