George Lucas Interview

a terrible student in high school I was and the thing that the auto accident did -- and just as I graduated it happened, so I was at this sort of crossroads -- but me apply myself more it made, realized more than anything else what a thin thread we hang on in life because I, and wanted to make something out of my life I really. And in an accident that I was, in theory, could survive no one. So like it was, " here Well I'm, and now is an extra day every day. given an extra day so I've got to make the most of it I've been." And next day I began with two extra days then the. And I've sort of -- help in that situation but get into a mind set like that you can't, you've been given this gift and every single day is a gift which is, and to make the most of it I wanted. Before, when in high school I was, sort of wandered around I just. to be a car mechanic and I wanted to race cars and the idea of trying to make something out of my life wasn't really a priority I wanted. But allowed me to apply myself at school the accident. great grades I got. got very excited about anthropology and about social sciences and psychology Eventually I, and able to push my photography even further and eventually discovered film and film schools I was.

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to go to film school because I loved the idea of making films I decided. photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the film business I loved. I mean, were related to somebody there was no way in unless you. So thinking I was silly everybody was. " going to get a job You're never." But moved by that I wasn't. the goal of getting through film school I set, and just then focused on getting to that level because I didn't -- you know, know where I was going to go after that I didn't. to make documentary films I wanted, and eventually I got into the goal of -- once I got to school -- a film of making. the most telling things about film school is you've got a lot of students in those days especially One of, quite so much today it's not, but - saying wandering around, "Oh, I could make a movie I wish. I could make a move I wish." You know, " get in this class I can't. get any this or that I can't." class I had was an animation class The first. a production class It wasn't. a history class and an animation class I had. And, animation class they gave us one minute of film to put onto the animation camera to operate it in the, how you could move left to see, move right, go up and down make it. a test It was. certain requirements that you had to do You had. to make it go up and had to make it go down You had, and teacher would look at it and say then the, "Oh yes, this machine to do these things you maneuvered." that one minute of film and made it into a movie I took, and a movie that won like it was, you know twenty or twenty- in every film festival in the world and kind of changed the whole animation department five awards. the other guys were going around saying Meanwhile all, "Oh, I could make a movie I wish. I was in a production class I wish." So got into another class and it wasn't really a production class but I managed to get some film and I made a movie then I. And, lots of movies while in school while everybody else was running around saying I made, "Oh, I could make a movie I wish. they'd give me some film I wish."

[ Key to Success ] Passion

always extremely curious about why people did the things they do I was. always very interested in what motivates people and in telling stories and building things I was. been very into building things I've always. was chess sets or houses or cars or whatever Whether it. to put things together I liked. When young I was, least my teenage years they were completely devoted to cars from at. the most important thing in my life from about the ages of 14 to 20 That was.

[ Key to Success ] Passion