We say, 'We think you are a talented, functioning person, and we are hiring you because of your abilities, and whatever you come up with, we're going… - George Lucas

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We say, 'We think you are a talented, functioning person, and we are hiring you because of your abilities, and whatever you come up with, we're going to take.' If we make a mistake, it will be in picking the wrong person. What we're striving for is total freedom, where we can finance our pictures, make them our way, release them where we want them released and be completely free to express ourselves. That's very hard to do in the world of business. In this country, the only thing that speaks is money and you have to have the money to have the power to be free. So the danger is — in being as oppressive as the next guy to the people below you. We're going to do everything possible to avoid that pitfall. But if we fail, it's another saga in the history of man...

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About George Lucas

George Walton Lucas Jr. (born 14 May 1944) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur, most famous for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies.

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Birth Name: George Walton Lucas Jr.
Alternative Names: Colin Jenkinson
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