George Lucas

When you are a beginning film maker you are desperate to survive. The most important thing in the end is survival and being able to get to your next picture. ”

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

The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film - whether it's history, psychology, economics, or architecture - so you have something to make a movie about. All the skill in the world isn't going to help you unless you have something to say. ”

I've come to the conclusion that mythology is really a form of archaeological psychology. Mythology gives you a sense of what a people believes, what they fear. ”

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn't care what kind of movies I made. ”

Young Indiana Jones' was one of the happiest times I ever had, so I love television. ”

Football games are on TV, and it doesn't affect stadium attendance at all. It's the same with movies. People who really love movies and like to go out on a Saturday night will go to the movie theater. ”

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

I live a reasonably simple life, off the beaten track. ”

I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God's bidding. ”