Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.

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

There wasn't much as a kid that inspired me in what I did as an adult, but I was always very interested in what motivates people, and in telling stories and building things.

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

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

I like to say that films are never finished, they're only abandoned.

Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil... The theme came from stories and ideas that have been around for thousands of years.