I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality.

You know, we didn't want to kill anyone, but we knew that "Star Wars" is a generational tale. It always is. And for it to have some guts and some resonance and true stakes, I don't think that everyone could have come through the story unscathed.

The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of.

I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.

My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know.

I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a kid.

When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.