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" You read in any war stories - World War II, whatever - that there are many, many heroes. There are the main stories you always hear about, but there are all these other little people that did things that were very important that we don't always know about. "

Dave Filoni

You

Important

Know

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Dave Filoni

Parent

Love

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Dave Filoni

Work

People

" When you're afraid, you look to amass power to defend yourself, not realizing that can also be corrupting. "

" I think what we find, especially with the kids that grew up with 'Clone Wars,' when they're of the age where they're like, 'I want to revisit that stuff,' who knows what format they're going to watch it on. "

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" I do love my hometown. It really forged who I am in a major way. "

" You know, 'Star Wars' - even when it gets dark, it comes back to the light - it makes you feel good. I think families enjoy watching it and sharing in it. "

" Working on 'Clone Wars,' it was always canon. "

" Pressure, to me, was creating a 'Star Wars' film, then sitting alone in a theater with George Lucas and showing it to him, the guy that created the word 'Wookiee' and R2-D2. That was pressure. "

Dave Filoni

Sitting

Creating

" I think it's important that 'Star Wars' characters speak universally, to kids and to people. "

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Dave Filoni

Job

Revenge

" It's a real challenge to have someone perform a character vs. imitate a character. "

" Every 'Star Wars' film was about pushing what was possible in terms of effects, puppets, matte paintings, stop motion and, now, digitally. "