Mystery Is More Important Than Knowledge.

Well, We Knew That We Wanted To Tell A Story That Made Bold Choices, And One Of Those Bold Choices Was Meeting A Storm Trooper And Seeing Who This Person Was. That's Something That Had Never Been Done.

I Have No Style. There Are Certain People Who Just Have A Visual Sense That Defines Their Work. You Could Probably Watch 30 Seconds Of Anything They Do And You'll Know Exactly Who Directed It. I Don't Have That Skill.

The Noise You Hear After People See Something You Do - Whether It's A Tv Show Or A Movie - That Always Makes You See That Thing Slightly Differently. Without Question. The Ability Of A Television Series To Make Adjustments Is Something You've Got To Take Advantage Of. And Test-screening A Movie Can Be Helpful Too. But The Part That Can Be Dangerous Is When You Take Those Notes As Gospel, Instead Of Taking Them With A Grain Of Salt. The Key Is To Use The Response As One Of The Tools In Your Box, As Opposed To Using It To Determine What You Do.

Directing's The Best Part. Whenever I've Directed Something, There's This Feeling Of Demand And Focus That I Like. And Secondly, It Means That You've Gotten Through All The Writing Stuff, And The Producing Stuff, And Casting, And Prep, And All Those Stages That Are Seemingly Endless. So Directing Is Sort Of The Reward For All The Work You Put In Before. And Then There's The Editing, Which Is Another Amazing Stage Of The Process. It's Incredible The Moments You Can Create.

'star Wars: Episode Iv - A New Hope' (1977) Is Probably The Most Influential Film Of My Generation. That Work Was The Personification Of Good And Evil And The Way It Opened Up The World To Space Adventure, The Way Westerns Had To Our Parents' Generations, It Left An Indelible Imprint. So, In A Way, Everything That Any Of Us Does Is Somehow Directly Or Indirectly Affected By The Experience Of Seeing Those First Three Films.