People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.

If you can tune into the fantasy life of an 11-year-old girl, you can make a fortune in this business.

In 3-D filmmaking, I can take images and manipulate them infinitely, as opposed to taking still photographs and laying them one after the other. I move things in all directions. It's such a liberating experience.

I think that's an obligation you have, to give back no matter what happens. It actually ends up being easier when you're young than when you become successful. Suddenly you realize you've gone into a whole other realm of philanthropy, from just being a volunteer to being this person that dedicates buildings and saves lots of children in some faraway place.

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard. What you’ve really got to do is focus on learning as much about life, and about various aspects of it first.

Don't avoid the cliches - they are cliches because they work!

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