From kindergarten to college, certain teachers engaged my curiosity and motivated me to learn. While I was not the best student, their efforts left a lasting impact.

We were always dreaming of how it was going to be.

Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

I'd be the first person to say I can't write dialogue. My dialogue is very utilitarian and is designed to move things forward. I'm not Shakespeare. It's not designed to be poetic.

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.

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

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."