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Quotes from powerful filmmaker, George Lucas (Howard the Duck, Tucker: The Man and His Dream).
"Quite frankly, I think the ideal financial situation would be to have just under one million dollars." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Dark Side of George Lucas' by Denise Worrell, Icons : intimate portraits, 1989 #GeorgeLucas
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"Quite frankly, I think the ideal financial situation would be to have just under one million dollars." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Dark Side of George Lucas' by Denise Worrell, Icons : intimate portraits, 1989 #GeorgeLucas
"I did." - GEORGE LUCAS, '20/20', 1989 #GeorgeLucas
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"I did." - GEORGE LUCAS, '20/20', 1989 #GeorgeLucas
"That looks good." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Light & Magic, Season 2, Episode 2, There Must Be a Better Way', 2025 #GeorgeLucas
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"That looks good." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Light & Magic, Season 2, Episode 2, There Must Be a Better Way', 2025 #GeorgeLucas
"There's still Star Wars stories I wanna finish." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic', March 1993 #GeorgeLucas
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"There's still Star Wars stories I wanna finish." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic', March 1993 #GeorgeLucas
"Now, hopefully, we're going to improve the distribution system." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas' multimedia 'Empire': Storytelling, technology are a winning duo' by Mike Snider, USA Today, December 1, 1995 #GeorgeLucas
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
"Now, hopefully, we're going to improve the distribution system." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas' multimedia 'Empire': Storytelling, technology are a winning duo' by Mike Snider, USA Today, December 1, 1995 #GeorgeLucas
"I was more passionate about raising my kids than making movies and especially making Star Wars." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Star Wars Prequels Interview' by Ian Freer, Empire Magazine, Empire, September 1999 #GeorgeLucas
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"I was more passionate about raising my kids than making movies and especially making Star Wars." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Star Wars Prequels Interview' by Ian Freer, Empire Magazine, Empire, September 1999 #GeorgeLucas
"Mark was very boyish and enthusiastic." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher', January 2002 #GeorgeLucas
January 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"Mark was very boyish and enthusiastic." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher', January 2002 #GeorgeLucas
"But the Jedi Council let Anakin in and they made him Obi-Wan's Padawan." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Making of Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' by J.W. Rinzler, April 2005 #GeorgeLucas
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"But the Jedi Council let Anakin in and they made him Obi-Wan's Padawan." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Making of Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' by J.W. Rinzler, April 2005 #GeorgeLucas
"When I say 'retire' everyone thinks that I am going to go and live in Hawaii for the rest of my life." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Wizard of 'Star Wars'' by Paul Scanlon, Rolling Stone, August 25, 1977 #GeorgeLucas
January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"When I say 'retire' everyone thinks that I am going to go and live in Hawaii for the rest of my life." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Wizard of 'Star Wars'' by Paul Scanlon, Rolling Stone, August 25, 1977 #GeorgeLucas
"After you get out of film school, you're on your own." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas - hell-raiser to millionaire' by Alice Yarish, The San Francisco Examiner, February 20, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"After you get out of film school, you're on your own." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas - hell-raiser to millionaire' by Alice Yarish, The San Francisco Examiner, February 20, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
"I hope that we come up with a higher quality of leadership." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back' by Alan Arnold, September 1980 #GeorgeLucas
January 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
"I hope that we come up with a higher quality of leadership." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back' by Alan Arnold, September 1980 #GeorgeLucas
"I was a teaching assistant, and I taught a couple classes." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Producer muses on ASC, digital, SFX, etc.' by Connie Benesch, Variety, February 23, 1994 #GeorgeLucas
January 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"I was a teaching assistant, and I taught a couple classes." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Producer muses on ASC, digital, SFX, etc.' by Connie Benesch, Variety, February 23, 1994 #GeorgeLucas
"I said, 'I'm not gonna obey the rules.'" - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Space Exploration', James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction, May 7, 2018 #GeorgeLucas
January 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"I said, 'I'm not gonna obey the rules.'" - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Space Exploration', James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction, May 7, 2018 #GeorgeLucas
"This was actually shot out in the desert." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas', 60 Minutes, March 28, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"This was actually shot out in the desert." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas', 60 Minutes, March 28, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
"It wasn't set up so I could walk away from it." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas Goes Far Out' by Stephen F. Zito, American Film, April 1977 #GeorgeLucas
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"It wasn't set up so I could walk away from it." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas Goes Far Out' by Stephen F. Zito, American Film, April 1977 #GeorgeLucas
"I didn't like school, and all I wanted to do was work on cars." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'the father of the force' by Katie Lucas, CosmoGirl, Jun/Jul 2005 #GeorgeLucas
January 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"I didn't like school, and all I wanted to do was work on cars." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'the father of the force' by Katie Lucas, CosmoGirl, Jun/Jul 2005 #GeorgeLucas
"They were both obviously good technicians who knew how to make the best of a situation." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'THX 1138: Made in San Francisco', American Cinematographer, October 1971 #GeorgeLucas
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"They were both obviously good technicians who knew how to make the best of a situation." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'THX 1138: Made in San Francisco', American Cinematographer, October 1971 #GeorgeLucas
"When I started college, I got very involved in anthropological studies, and I have been ever since." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'In George Lucas' world, time is relative' by Bob Strauss, The Boston Globe, October 21, 1994 #GeorgeLucas
December 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"When I started college, I got very involved in anthropological studies, and I have been ever since." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'In George Lucas' world, time is relative' by Bob Strauss, The Boston Globe, October 21, 1994 #GeorgeLucas
"But that's purely Francis." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Charlie Rose', September 09, 2004 #GeorgeLucas
December 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"But that's purely Francis." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Charlie Rose', September 09, 2004 #GeorgeLucas
"I didn’t know what I would study there, but he suggested the film department, saying that it was very easy and that anyone could get through it." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Interview: George Lucas', Bantha Tracks 8, May 1980 #GeorgeLucas
December 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"I didn’t know what I would study there, but he suggested the film department, saying that it was very easy and that anyone could get through it." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Interview: George Lucas', Bantha Tracks 8, May 1980 #GeorgeLucas
"There's so much of it and you have to go down to the smallest detail, the smallest knife and fork and spoon and cup." - 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
December 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"There's so much of it and you have to go down to the smallest detail, the smallest knife and fork and spoon and cup." - 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
"I've done things others thought were crazy." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm' by Dan Madsen, Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine, Issue 6, Winter 1989 #GeorgeLucas
December 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"I've done things others thought were crazy." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm' by Dan Madsen, Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine, Issue 6, Winter 1989 #GeorgeLucas
"When I had my daughter, it shifted that priority." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Season 3, Episode 160', The Rosie O'Donnell Show, May 5, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
December 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"When I had my daughter, it shifted that priority." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Season 3, Episode 160', The Rosie O'Donnell Show, May 5, 1999 #GeorgeLucas
"But I couldn't turn it off." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Saga Beyond 'Star Wars'' by Aljean Harmetz, The New York Times, May 18, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"But I couldn't turn it off." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'The Saga Beyond 'Star Wars'' by Aljean Harmetz, The New York Times, May 18, 1980 #GeorgeLucas
"I didn't get everything shot." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy', September 2004 #GeorgeLucas
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"I didn't get everything shot." - GEORGE LUCAS, 'Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy', September 2004 #GeorgeLucas