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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 21h

"I guess Sydney Greenstreet would be a good example." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi', November 1983 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 1d

"We're struggling, but we'll be okay." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Making of Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' by J.W. Rinzler, April 2005 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 2d

"It's my artistic vision." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Beyond Star Wars: What's Next for George Lucas' by Kevin Kelly and Paula Parisi, Wired, February 1997 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 3d

"I did THX." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Power of Story: Visions of Independence at 2015 Sundance Film Festival', Jan 29, 2015 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 4d

"I don't want her to grow up to be 18 and have her say, 'Hey, Dad, where have you been all my life?'" - GEORGE LUCAS, 'And after 10 years, Lucas is taking a break' by Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune, May 15, 1983 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 5d

"He has to recognize the talent in himself, and then he has to work very hard to nourish that talent." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic', March 1993 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 6d

"The plot runs along for a five-year-old who doesn't understand any of the machinations of the thing." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas Wants to Play Guitar as 'Star Wars' Takes a Vacation' by Paul Scanlon, Rolling Stone, July 21, 1983 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 7d

"You have to have people you can do it with!" - GEORGE LUCAS, 'San-Diego Comic-Con Panel: Sneak Peek of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art', July 27, 2025 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 8d

"Right." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: Maker of Films', April 1971 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 9d

"He didn't get much screentime." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett', November 12, 2021 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 10d

"My first job in Hollywood actually was working for the United States government, cutting a film on President Johnson's trip to Asia, with Verna Fields as the supervising editor." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi' by John Phillip Peecher, August 1983 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 11d

"I don't expect it to do better than Star Wars." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas: It's not 'Titanic' or 'the Second Coming'' by Mike Snider, USA Today, May 10, 1999 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 12d

"I'd always write these beautiful romantic lines." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher', January 2002 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 13d

"It's terrifying." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Space Exploration', James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction, May 7, 2018 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 14d

"I'm not able to work that way; I try to cover things, and I try to figure out how to cut it all together later." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays' by Laurent Bouzereau, September 1997 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 15d

"It just happened to be in the right place at the right time with the right thing and it skyrocketed." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm' by Dan Madsen, Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine, Issue 6, Winter 1989 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 16d

"He's a mysterious character." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Star Wars: An MTV Movie Special', February, 1997 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 17d

"But of course if the movie doesn't fit what they think movies should be, it shouldn't be allowed to exist." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Why Is the Force Still with Us?' by John Seabrook, The New Yorker, December 30, 1997 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 18d

"When I graduated from eighth grade I got a wood shop Skilsaw, and so I was constantly building." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Lucas Chronicles' by Paul Chutkow, The San Francisco Examiner, March 21, 1993 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 19d

"I don't think so." - 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

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 21d

"Once we went digital, it was so much easier." - 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

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 22d

"It's really beyond one person's ability to control everything." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Willow: The Making of an Adventure', May 1988 #GeorgeLucas

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George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 23d

"But we also had guys there who did nothing but Republic serials and comic books." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Man Who Made Star Wars' by Lynda Miles and Michael Pye, The Atlantic, March 1979 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 24d

"We have two seasons here - the green season and the yellow season." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'BUT CAN HOLLYWOOD LIVE WITHOUT GEORGE LUCAS?' by Aljean Harmetz, The New York Times, July 13, 1981 #GeorgeLucas

George Lucas Says @georgelucassays.bsky.social · 25d

"Because with no limits, an artist can just go berserk, you won't end it." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Lucas is the 'realist' behind 'Star Wars'' by Bob Strauss, The Boston Globe, January 26, 1997 #GeorgeLucas

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