The Force is really a way of feeling; it's a way of being with life. It really has nothing to do with weapons. The Force gives you the power to have extrasensory perception and to be able to see things and hear things, read minds and levitate things. It is said that certain creatures are born with a higher awareness of the Force than humans. Their brains are different; they have more midi-chlorians in their cells.

Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.

If I make a movie that has a whole bunch of music in it, I get to listen to the music all day long, and I don't have to say, 'Well, I gotta go back to work and I gotta stop listening to the music.' I get to listen to music and go to work.

For 'Star Wars' I had to develop a whole new idea about special effects to give it the kind of kinetic energy I was looking for. I did it with motion-control photography.

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

The one way the world hasn't changed: teaching is still the most important job.

A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.