Obviously, people have a lot of different dreams of where America should be, and where it should fit into things. Obviously, very few of them are compatible, and very few of them are very compatible with the laws of nature.

The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to do the same things over and over again. Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not.

The script is what you`ve dreamed up - this is what it should be. The film is what you end up with.

Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.

I've always just followed my own course, whatever I found the most interesting to me at the moment. I've never had a real plan of, "I want to get from here to there, and I've got to do this."

Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated.

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.