I’m not in a contest. I make movies. I’m not a racehorse...
We seemed to be drifting as a society – losing touch with the basic concepts of right and wrong.
I put all of my resources into pushing the evolution in an industry that is notoriously backwards and I enjoy pushing that envelope,.
You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.
When you are a beginning film maker you are desperate to survive. The most important thing in the end is survival and being able to get to your next picture.
I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God’s bidding.
In my films, all the great things are put together. It’s not like one kind of ice cream but rather a very big Sundae.
Star Wars is a saga of Good vs. Evil, divided into nine parts.
The story being told in ‘Star Wars’ is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold...
All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.
Ultimately the Force is the larger mystery of the universe. And to trust your feelings is your way into that.
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.
I grew up in the era, ‘Don’t trust anybody over 30.’ And, you know, I still feel that. Don’t trust me.
Oh, my. I’d forgotten how much I hate space travel.
Being in Washington is more fictional than being in Hollywood.
Emotionally involving the audience is easy. Anybody can do it blindfolded: get a little kitten and have some guy wring its neck.
No film ever ends up exactly as you would like it to, but with minor exceptions, THX came out pretty much as I had visualized it, thanks to some excellent assistance – and a whole lot of luck.
Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
In my experience, there’s no such thing as luck.
It’s hard work making movies. It’s like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it’s emotional, tense work. If you don’t really love it, then it ain’t worth it.