James Luceno Quotes

One thing that you kind of know about the 'Star Wars' universe, but that you learn in a much more impactful way as you get into it, is that living in that universe is hard.

'The Clone Wars' is certainly set in the darkest possible time throughout the whole 'Star Wars' story.

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities.

I'm a huge Star Wars fan. I lost my Darth Vader watch.

'The New Jedi Order' was a pure publishing project: a single massive story - virtually one huge novel spread across multiple volumes - told by a succession of authors.

I thought working in other universes that had a lot of history - and I had personal affection for, like 'Sherlock Holmes' or the 'X-Men' movies - would prepare me for it. But the truth is, there is nothing and has never been anything like 'Star Wars.'

I think my earliest 'Star Wars' memory that I have was from 'Return of the Jedi.' I distinctly remember the scene with the rancor under Jabba's Palace.

It wasn't long after I began writing Star Wars that I realized the story was more than a single film could hold. As the saga of the Skywalkers and Jedi Knights unfolded, I began to see it as a tale that could take at least nine films to tell - three trilogies - and I realized, in making my way through the back story and after story, that I was really setting out to make the middle story.

Star Wars is a saga of Good vs. Evil, divided into nine parts.

People ask me whether I see 'Star Wars' as a comedy or a tragedy, but it's really neither - it's partly a history, like 'Henry V,' and partly a fantasy, like 'The Tempest.'

I've seen the teaser trailer for Revenge of the Sith though and I think it will be excellent.

Being part of the original 'Star Wars' generation, I have always known a dark future.

Who wouldn't want to be in 'Star Wars?' It'd be great.

I love 'Star Wars,' you know, and I can't remember the last story meeting I've been in where 'Star Wars' wasn't referenced. It's so perfect in so many ways.

My entire generation has grown up in the shadow of one movie: 'Star Wars.'

My family are huge 'Star Wars' fans.

I've never seen the first three 'Star Wars' movies. It's just not really my genre.

'Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.

Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.

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

I'm a big 'Star Wars' fan and grew up watching the movies. I read all the books and have read 'Star Wars' fiction that went between the newest trilogy and the original trilogy and it was part of my childhood.

'Star Wars' is something that I've been a fan of since I was a kid - I played all the video games and I grew up reading 'Star Wars' books.

'Star Wars' was, I mean, it was the first time I remember seeing three movies that all kind of went together. It was just an amazing final understanding of what a trilogy was.

'Star Wars' was the mythology of my youth. I longed for adventure.

When I watch movies - when I watch 'Star Wars' - you want to watch the fun characters, the diversions.