Forest Whitaker Quotes

As a child I always steered clear of science fiction, but in the autumn of 1977, the bow-wave of publicity for the first 'Star Wars' movie had already reached me, so I was eager for anything science-fictional.

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.

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 loved 'Star Wars'. I had the toys.

'Star Wars' meant everything to me growing up.

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

For me, my first fandom was 'Star Wars.'

I'm a big fan of 'Star Wars.' Some of the most iconic characters of 'Star Wars,' we didn't see their faces but to this day you can say Jabba the Hutt or Darth Vader and people know what you mean around the world.

I desperately wanted to play the part of Darth Vader's mother - I think she ended up being played by a Scandinavian actress - because my son was completely crazy about 'Star Wars.'

'Star Wars' hasn't changed my life at all.

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

I know stuff about 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Wars,' but 'Star Trek,' I don't know.

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

I'm not gonna lie: I was not a big 'Star Wars' geek.

The first 'Star Wars' film was enormously important. I grew up right smack-bang in the sweet spot of all of those. It's true cinema magic. It's fair to say that, as a kid, I would have been very happy to be Han Solo, and I would have been happy to have gone out with Princess Leia.

My most memorable science fiction experience was 'Star Wars' and seeing R2D2 and C3PO. I fell in love with those robots.

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.'

As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was.

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

I let it go. I have not looked at the 'Star Wars' films, and that's absolutely true.

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

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.

I grew up with 'Star Wars,' not 'Star Trek.'

I am a tremendous 'Star Wars' fan; I know the story means an enormous love to me. I love the characters.