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" Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is. "

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" The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side. "

" I've never been that much of a money guy. I'm more of a film guy, and most of the money I've made is in defense of trying to keep creative control of my movies. "

" All art is dependent on technology because it's a human endeavour, so even when you're using charcoal on a wall or designed the proscenium arch, that's technology. "

" I've always been a follower of silent movies. I see film as a visual medium with a musical accompaniment, and dialogue is a raft that goes on with it. "

" The way I define 'intelligent design' is that when people started out, we wanted to make sense of the world we lived in, so we created stories about how things worked. "

" 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 am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God's bidding. "

" I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the film business. I mean, unless you were related to somebody there was no way in. "

" It was the money from 'Star Wars' and 'Jaws' that allowed the theaters to build their multiplexes, which allowed an opening up of screens. "

" I grew up in San Francisco. And so I'm informed in a certain kind of way about, you know, believing in democracy and believing in America. And I'm a very ardent patriot. "

" I've come to the conclusion that mythology is really a form of archaeological psychology. Mythology gives you a sense of what a people believes, what they fear. "

" A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing. "

" I am a giant proponent of giant screens. But I accept the fact that most of my movies are going to be seen on phones. "

" The influence of 'Hidden Fortress' comes up a lot because it was printed in a book once. The truth is, the only thing I was inspired by was the fact that it's told from the point of view of two peasants, who get mixed up with a samurai and princess and a lot of very high-level people. "

" If you really love films, and you really want to get the full impact, there's a huge difference between watching something on a small screen with a mediocre sound system and watching it on a giant screen in a giant theater with a huge beautiful sound system. I mean, the difference is electric. "

" The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film - whether it's history, psychology, economics, or architecture - so you have something to make a movie about. All the skill in the world isn't going to help you unless you have something to say. "

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

" Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer. "

" 'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want. "

" Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality. "

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

" You can't do it unless you can imagine it. "

" I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public. "

" If you look at 'Blade Runner,' it's been cut sixteen ways from Sunday, and there are all kinds of different versions of it. "

" Digital technology is the same revolution as adding sound to pictures and the same revolution as adding color to pictures. Nothing more and nothing less. "

" I realized why directors are such horrible people - in a way - because you want things to be right, and people will just not listen to you, and there is no time to be nice to people, no time to be delicate. "

" Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard. "

" None of the films I've done was designed for a mass audience, except for 'Indiana Jones.' Nobody in their right mind thought 'American Graffiti' or 'Star Wars' would work. "

" You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead. "