The art of movies is to allow the audience to suspend their disbelief. They need to use their imaginations.

Star Wars is one of a handful of films that changed the zeitgeist forever.

One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don't believe in heroes. The best of people have a dark side and it's a constant struggle for the better side to survive and to thrive.

The only gay people who remain in the closet are those who choose to, who don't want to publicly declare their sexuality, which is true of heterosexual people as well. I don't walk around with a button or a T-shirt that says "I am a heterosexual." I don't think sexuality defines a person. It's one small part of who you are, in my view. You are many things, and I never felt that people were defined by their sexuality solely. Although God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority.

The studios mostly threw away the negatives of the classic films. They had no interest in their legacy.

God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority.

I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.