If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

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 thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public.

I think one of the reasons that Steven (Spielberg) and I have been as successful as we have is because we like the movies. We like to go to the movies. We enjoy movies and we want to make movies like the ones we enjoy.

Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.

Ultimately the Force is the larger mystery of the universe. And to trust your feelings is your way into that.