451 Quotes by George Lucas

One of the most telling things about film school is you’ve got a lot of students wandering around saying, “Oh, I wish I could make a movie. I wish I could make a move.”

Young people don’t have a fantasy life anymore, not the way we did. All they’ve got is Kojak and Dirty Harry. There’s all these kids running around wanting to be killer cops.

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn’t care what kind of movies I made.

Over time I began to realize that the level of cinema criticism in the last part of XX century in the United States was pretty low. The institution itself is not what it’s supposed to be, and I realized that I didn’t need to take that seriously.

Football games are on TV, and it doesn’t affect stadium attendance at all. It’s the same with movies. People who really love movies and like to go out on a Saturday night will go to the movie theater.

When you get a small group of fans who hate something, it becomes compounded by the internet. The press picks up the internet like it’s a source. They don’t realise it is just one person typing out their opinion.

Who’s the more foolish; the fool, or the fool who follows him?

The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.

I’m aware that dialogue isn’t my strength. I use it as a device. I don’t particularly like dialogue which is part of the problem.