20 Creative Lessons and Quotes From George Lucas
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Zach- 6 minutes read
George Lucas changed the world with his creativity. From pioneering new stories to filmmaking, here are 20 creative lessons and quotes from George Lucas.
What do you think of when you hear George Lucas? Star Wars? Indiana Jones? Industrial Light & Magic and THX? George Lucas is a filmmaker, visionary, and entrepreneur whose creativity is known worldwide and will be remembered throughout time for his contributions to storytelling and filmmaking. Enjoy these 20 quotes about creativity as well as creative lessons from Star Wars to inspire and support your creative lifestyle.
“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.”
“The only reason for life is life. There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.”
“Everybody has talent it is just a matter of moving around until you discover what it is.”
“You have to find something that you love enough to jump over hurdles and break through the brick walls.”
“If you want to be successful in a particular field, perseverance is one of the key qualities.”
“If you’re really doing something worthwhile, I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through to the other side.”
“The best way to pursue happiness is to help other people. Nothing else will make you happier.”
“My first six years in the business were hopeless. There are a lot of times when you sit and you say ‘Why am I doing this? I’ll never make it.’ “
“A talent is a combination of something you love a great deal and something you can lose yourself in.”
“Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.“
“A director makes 100 decisions an hour. If you don’t know how to make the right decision, you’re not a director.”
“I’m not much of a math and science guy. I spent most of my time in school daydreaming and managed to turn it into a living.”
“It’s ok to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.”
“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.”
“A lot of people like to do certain things, but they’re not that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like to do until you find something that you actually seem to be extremely good at. It can be anything.”
“Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that’s one of the hardest things to do because you don’t always know exactly where you’re going, and you shouldn’t.”
“Someday you’re going to have to learn to separate what seems to be important from what really is important.”
“My success wasn’t based on how I could push down everybody that was around me. My success was based on how much I could push everybody up.”
“There should be a point to movies. Sure, you’re giving people a diversion from the cold war for a bit, but at the same time, you pass on some facts and rules and maybe a little bit of wisdom.”
“The story being told in ‘Star Wars’ is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to do the same things over and over again. Power corrupts, and when you’re in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they’re actually not.”
Zach is an international writer, photographer, filmmaker, martial artist, and creator of Creative Enso, the Zen art of creative living. His goal is to empower and inspire creatives to live healthier, happier, and more creative lifestyles.
