From the outset, I conceived Star Wars as a series of six films, or two trilogies.

After a lot of struggling and sort of reflection I realized that the time you have to give is now, regardless of how old you are.

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.

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

Whenever you're making a movie, especially when you're writing, you always have self-doubts.

Success is when you try to achieve your inward vision externally and have it come off the way you see it. Then YOU feel successful about it; that's how success is measured.

After you've done the first feature, then you have heck of a difficult time getting your second film off the ground. They look at your first film and they say, "Oh well, we don't want you anymore."