I thought it [Star Wars] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my decision, and this is my creative vision, and if people don't like it, they don't have to see it.

I think as you grow up, you realize you have obligations just in your life - being a citizen, being part of humanity - to help other people, to help your country, to help the world.

Star Wars is a saga of Good vs. Evil, divided into nine parts.

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

Anybody that makes films knows the film is never finished. It's abandoned or it's ripped out of your hands, and it's thrown into the marketplace, never finished. It's a very rare experience where you find a filmmaker who says, "That's exactly what I wanted. I got everything I needed. I made it just perfect. I'm going to put it out there."

I thought it was too wacky for the general public. On his original opinion of his movie's chances for success, 1997.

They were at the wrong place at the wrong time naturally they became heroes