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Quotes from powerful filmmaker, George Lucas (Howard the Duck, Tucker: The Man and His Dream).
"I don't particularly like dialogue which is part of the problem." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Star Wars Prequels Interview' by Ian Freer, Empire Magazine, Empire, September 1999 #GeorgeLucas
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"I don't particularly like dialogue which is part of the problem." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Star Wars Prequels Interview' by Ian Freer, Empire Magazine, Empire, September 1999 #GeorgeLucas
"They do water better than anyone else." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas: The Titan of tech' by Marco R. della Cava, USA Today, February 23, 2001 #GeorgeLucas
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"They do water better than anyone else." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas: The Titan of tech' by Marco R. della Cava, USA Today, February 23, 2001 #GeorgeLucas
"And there is such an insatiable appetite on the part of the media." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas - hell-raiser to millionaire' by Alice Yarish, The San Francisco Examiner, February 20, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"And there is such an insatiable appetite on the part of the media." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas - hell-raiser to millionaire' by Alice Yarish, The San Francisco Examiner, February 20, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
"The characters are younger." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Entertainment Tonight', 1993 #GeorgeLucas
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"The characters are younger." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Entertainment Tonight', 1993 #GeorgeLucas
"Nothing in this world pops into your head fully formed." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Space Exploration', James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction, May 7, 2018 #GeorgeLucas
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Nothing in this world pops into your head fully formed." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Space Exploration', James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction, May 7, 2018 #GeorgeLucas
"Is that a movie?" - GEORGE LUCAS, 'What Happened To Han And Leia? How About Jar Jar? 'Star Wars' Emperor Lucas Speaks' by Larry Carroll, MTV News, May 09, 2005 #GeorgeLucas
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Is that a movie?" - GEORGE LUCAS, 'What Happened To Han And Leia? How About Jar Jar? 'Star Wars' Emperor Lucas Speaks' by Larry Carroll, MTV News, May 09, 2005 #GeorgeLucas
"And then later, they were doing this holiday special." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett', November 12, 2021 #GeorgeLucas
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"And then later, they were doing this holiday special." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett', November 12, 2021 #GeorgeLucas
"The Wookiee actually came from my dog, Indiana." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Making of Star Wars', September 1977 #GeorgeLucas
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"The Wookiee actually came from my dog, Indiana." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Making of Star Wars', September 1977 #GeorgeLucas
"When I started making movies, I didn't make them because I wanted to, I made movies because I had to, and I think I've sort of continued that." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm' by Dan Madsen, Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine, Issue 6, Winter 1989 #GeorgeLucas
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"When I started making movies, I didn't make them because I wanted to, I made movies because I had to, and I think I've sort of continued that." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm' by Dan Madsen, Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine, Issue 6, Winter 1989 #GeorgeLucas
"As self-interest, it's good to have the best trained people working for you, and the best trained people come from film school." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas tilts at studio tentpoles', The New Yorker, October 4, 2006 #GeorgeLucas
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"As self-interest, it's good to have the best trained people working for you, and the best trained people come from film school." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas tilts at studio tentpoles', The New Yorker, October 4, 2006 #GeorgeLucas
"The music can communicate nuances you can't see; it says things the film doesn't say." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Making 'Star Wars' sing again' by Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe, March 28, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"The music can communicate nuances you can't see; it says things the film doesn't say." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Making 'Star Wars' sing again' by Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe, March 28, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
"Then I have a company - Lucas Learning - that does multimedia for education." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas', 60 Minutes, March 28, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Then I have a company - Lucas Learning - that does multimedia for education." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas', 60 Minutes, March 28, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
"I didn't care what kind of movies I made." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'the father of the force' by Katie Lucas, CosmoGirl, Jun/Jul 2005 #GeorgeLucas
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"I didn't care what kind of movies I made." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'the father of the force' by Katie Lucas, CosmoGirl, Jun/Jul 2005 #GeorgeLucas
"I think he obviously relates a lot more to Phantom Menace than the other films because the hero is his age." - GEORGE LUCAS, ''All Films Are Personal': An Oral History of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace' by Dan Brooks, The Official Star Wars Website, May 24, 2019 #GeorgeLucas
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"I think he obviously relates a lot more to Phantom Menace than the other films because the hero is his age." - GEORGE LUCAS, ''All Films Are Personal': An Oral History of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace' by Dan Brooks, The Official Star Wars Website, May 24, 2019 #GeorgeLucas
"And Fox thought that was a fair trade." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Man Who Made Star Wars' by Lynda Miles and Michael Pye, The Atlantic, March 1979 #GeorgeLucas
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"And Fox thought that was a fair trade." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Man Who Made Star Wars' by Lynda Miles and Michael Pye, The Atlantic, March 1979 #GeorgeLucas
"They were just not good." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy', September 2004 #GeorgeLucas
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"They were just not good." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy', September 2004 #GeorgeLucas
"We began as a renegade production unit." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Secret Lair of the Jedi, the Grail and Green Slimers' by David A. Kaplan, The New York Times, July 2, 1989 #GeorgeLucas
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"We began as a renegade production unit." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Secret Lair of the Jedi, the Grail and Green Slimers' by David A. Kaplan, The New York Times, July 2, 1989 #GeorgeLucas
"We were looking for people who understand what the future holds and who have a good business sense of how to get there." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'LucasArts taps Komisar' by Kathleen O'Steen and Dan Cox, Variety, November 1, 1993 #GeorgeLucas
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"We were looking for people who understand what the future holds and who have a good business sense of how to get there." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'LucasArts taps Komisar' by Kathleen O'Steen and Dan Cox, Variety, November 1, 1993 #GeorgeLucas
"Star Wars has more to do with disclaiming science than anything else." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas Goes Far Out' by Stephen F. Zito, American Film, April 1977 #GeorgeLucas #StarWars
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Star Wars has more to do with disclaiming science than anything else." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas Goes Far Out' by Stephen F. Zito, American Film, April 1977 #GeorgeLucas #StarWars
"So, I turned out my first script, THX 1138, and it was really terrible, I’m afraid." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Interview: George Lucas', Bantha Tracks 8, May 1980 #GeorgeLucas
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"So, I turned out my first script, THX 1138, and it was really terrible, I’m afraid." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Interview: George Lucas', Bantha Tracks 8, May 1980 #GeorgeLucas
"I call it hobby filmmaking, where you just get to do what you want to do, and you don't have to worry about what anyone thinks about it." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'A Conversation with George Lucas' by Richard Corliss, Time, March 14, 2006 #GeorgeLucas
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"I call it hobby filmmaking, where you just get to do what you want to do, and you don't have to worry about what anyone thinks about it." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'A Conversation with George Lucas' by Richard Corliss, Time, March 14, 2006 #GeorgeLucas
"Obviously, when you get there there's gonna be a big battle, it's that simple." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Conversation, Part II' by Jonathan W. Rinzler, Star Wars Insider Issue 146, December 2013 #GeorgeLucas
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Obviously, when you get there there's gonna be a big battle, it's that simple." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Conversation, Part II' by Jonathan W. Rinzler, Star Wars Insider Issue 146, December 2013 #GeorgeLucas
"I didn't know I was a storyteller." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Charlie Rose', September 09, 2004 #GeorgeLucas
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"I didn't know I was a storyteller." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Charlie Rose', September 09, 2004 #GeorgeLucas
"They shot animals, and studied them against grids." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Universe with Walter Cronkite', July 26, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"They shot animals, and studied them against grids." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Universe with Walter Cronkite', July 26, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
"And mostly I don't do interviews." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas: Film-Maker With the Force' by Paul Rosenfield, Los Angeles Times, June 5, 1977 #GeorgeLucas
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"And mostly I don't do interviews." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas: Film-Maker With the Force' by Paul Rosenfield, Los Angeles Times, June 5, 1977 #GeorgeLucas