I'm one of those people who says, 'yes, cinema died when they invented sound.' George Lucas cinemadieinvent Change image and share on social
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead. George Lucas aheadblinderfoot Change image and share on social
A film is sort of binary - it either works or it doesn't work. It has nothing to do with how good a job you do. If you bring it up to an adequate level where the audience goes with the movie, then it works, that is all. George Lucas adequateaudiencebinary share on social
Before I became a film major, I was very heavily into social science, I had done a lot of sociology, anthropology, and I was playing in what I call social psychology, which is sort of an offshoot of anthropology/sociology - looking at a culture as a living organism, why it does what it does. George Lucas anthropologycallculture share on social
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. George Lucas addboxboy Change image and share on social
To be renewed is everything. What more could one ask for than to have one's youth back again? George Lucas backrenewyouth Change image and share on social
There should be a point to movies. Sure, you're giving people a diversion from the cold world for a bit, but at the same time, you pass on some facts and rules and maybe a little bit of wisdom. George Lucas bitecolddiversion Change image and share on social
For 'Star Wars' I had to develop a whole new idea about special effects to give it the kind of kinetic energy I was looking for. I did it with motion-control photography. George Lucas controldevelopeffect Change image and share on social
I started out in anthropology, so to me how society works, how people put themselves together and make things work, has always been a big interest. George Lucas anthropologybiginterest Change image and share on social
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. George Lucas directionexperiencefilmmake share on social