Christopher McCulloch Quotes

'Star Wars' is so accessible that, at any point, you can sort of jump in and become immersed in it.

The approach to 'Star Wars' was more complicated than usual merely by the nature of its expansiveness.

I came up during the 'Star Wars' generation and that was sort of the thing I plugged into much more. It was a little before my time and I think it was sort of grappling with these intellectual ideas that were a little advanced for my young mind. At the time. But now I have a much deeper appreciation for it.

When I was making 'Star Wars,' I wasn't restrained by any kind of science. I simply said, 'I'm going to create a world that's fun and interesting, makes sense, and seems to have a reality to it.'

In fantasy and science fiction, world-building is an essential part of the story. But as a reader, I don't just want descriptions of food, clothing, and places. I want to understand the world to its core, through the eyes of those who live in it.

'Star Wars' is different to anything I've done before.

Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens.

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

When you succeed at creating your own world, whether it's in any realm - like Tolkien was able to do - and people are able to enter that world, it's a special thing.

The 'Star Wars' films are known for their exotic aliens, sophisticated robots, sleek technology, and planet-sized battle stations.

I didn't want readers to have to make allowances for what they couldn't see, but to be able to say to themselves that the fabric of the magic detailed was perfectly believable.

No one can give me advice on 'Star Wars' because nobody knows what I'm doing in 'Star Wars.'

I never got into 'Star Wars.' Maybe because they made no attempt to portray real physics. At all.

When you talk about fantasy, the usual problem is that whilst you've got the world of imagination, there are no controlling forces.

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.

I'm not good at fantasy, no. I have been offered stuff, and I can't get my head around it.

Whenever you're writing a book or creating a movie or a game, your first task is to get the reader/audience/player to suspend disbelief, to buy into the logic and boundaries of your world, even though those boundaries might include things like dragons and magic. To do that, you need long threads - of history and culture.

It's the imagination that is involved in sci-fi, and fantasy is what draws me to it. Stories, everything.

I haven't done the Star Wars kind of films.

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.

I liked 'Star Wars' as a kid. I liked science fiction.

I have been in 'Star Wars' since I was 20.

I'm used to something where you have to create an entire world, and I do like that process. I like getting the audience to believe that outside of the frame of your television set, there's a whole real world that exists that is different from your day-to-day reality.

If you're creating a whole universe, even if it's a universe squeezed into a solar system, you have to use a little bit of sleight of hand.

No, I'm not doing 'Star Wars.'