Film is not an easy occupation. There’s a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.
He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden dialogue.
I am a giant proponent of giant screens. But I accept the fact that most of my movies are going to be seen on phones.
I live a reasonably simple life, off the beaten track.
If you look at ‘Blade Runner,’ it’s been cut sixteen ways from Sunday, and there are all kinds of different versions of it.
The ideals and principles for which Dr King fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago.
In 3-D filmmaking, I can take images and manipulate them infinitely, as opposed to taking still photographs and laying them one after the other. I move things in all directions. It’s such a liberating experience.
Even in high school I was very interested in history – why people do the things they do. As a kid I spent a lot of time trying to relate the past to the present.
I like racing. I love the speed and I’m a very kinetic person in terms of filmmaking. I love the movement of film more than anything else.
Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.
Han Solo: Wonderful girl. Either I’m going to kill her or I’m beginning to like her.
Luke: Boy, it’s lucky you have these compartments. Han: I use them for smuggling. I never thought I’d be smuggling myself in them. This is ridiculous.
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.
May the Force be with you.
These Are Not The Droids You Are Looking For.
They were at the wrong place at the wrong time naturally they became heroes.
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.
That had always been my purpose: to get people back in touch with what makes us so valuable as a human race.
The underlying issues, the psychological motives, in all my movies have been the same, he said. Personal responsibility and friendship, the importance of a compassionate life as opposed to a passionate life.