John Scalzi Quotes

The greatest experience I've ever had in a movie theater was watching "Star Wars." It shaped how I look at the world. My imagination was so small before I went in that theater and there was an explosion in my head. I just couldn't figure out how someone came up with it.

I was one of the few people who thought Star Wars was going to work, and I hadn't even seen any special effects.

There was a time in our very recent history when it was “interesting” to be a Star Wars fan. It was sort of like admitting you masturbate twice a day or that your favorite band was They Might Be Giants. Star Wars was something everyone of a certain age secretly loved but never openly recognized

I shrivel up every time someone mentions Star Wars to me.

'Star Wars' is just a special story.

Well, I've liked Star Wars since the late '70s. I liked it a lot.

Star Wars is one of a handful of films that changed the zeitgeist forever.

Star Wars - the movie I saw 12 times as a 17-year-old. The movie that began a cultural and creative universe that now spans generations. For me to be a part of this in The Clone Wars is a dream come true.

I like Star Wars, it's fun and I enjoy doing it. But it's definitely not my life. I'm a bigger movie fan than I am Star Wars fan. I like making movies.

I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it.

Sitting in the movie theater watching "Star Wars," I've never had an experience with any form of entertainment that was like that. It was almost spiritual. I couldn't believe that someone's mind created that. And, right, it felt like George Lucas had a piano that was playing my emotions, and he could go ahead and do whatever he wanted and make me lean forward if he wanted, or he could make me go oh, or he could make me hide my face.

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

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.

I love 'Empire' - it's my favorite of the 'Star Wars' series.

I've never seen any 'Star Wars' movie.

Of course I'm a huge 'Star Wars' fan.

I got into the genesis of Star Wars, and the tale seemed to me endlessly fascinating.

I'm a Star Wars fan from way back, and I love where the stories are going now.

I don't know that I ever did see Star Wars as any different. I was certainly proud that I did it.

I thought it [Star Wars] was too wacky for the general public. Right or wrong this is my movie, this is my decision, and this is my creative vision, and if people don't like it, they don't have to see it.

I'm a big Star Wars fan.

I like 'Star Wars.' I mean, I don't go to the conventions and dress up like Obi-Wan Kenobi or anything, but I like watching the movies.

My family are huge 'Star Wars' fans.

I grew up with 'Star Wars' and was a massive fan of the original films.

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