Quotes by George Lucas

"All art is dependent on technology because it's a human endeavour, so even when you're using charcoal on a wall or designed the proscenium arch, that's technology."

"Good luck has its storms."

"Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot."

"The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side."

"'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want."

"Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard."

"You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead."

"Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality."

"Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard."

"The secret to film is that it's an illusion."

"I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public."

"If the boy and girl walk off into the sunset hand-in-hand in the last scene, it adds 10 million to the box office."

"I was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator when a friend convinced me to learn photography at the University of Southern California. Little did I know it was a school that taught you how to make movies! It had never occurred to me that I'd ever have any interest in filmmaking."