My success wasn't based on how I could push down everybody that was around me. My success was based on how much I could push everybody up.

Teachers are the most important individuals in our society - nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.

The thing about science-fiction fans and "Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box, but they all have very strong ideas about what should happen, and they think it should be their way. Which is fine, except I'm making the movies, so I should have it my way.

I felt that one of the major issues in the third film is that Luke is finally on his own and has to fight Vader and the Emperor by himself. If you get a sense that Yoda or Ben is there to help him or to somehow influence him, it diminishes the power of the scene.

You really have to focus on what you're doing and just plow ahead no matter what hurdles are thrown in front of you.

You can't put a title card at the head of the movie and say, "Well, we really had a bad problem. You know, the actor got sick and it rained this day and we had a hurricane."

Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.