The History and Politics of Star Wars Quotes

“The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film – whether it’s history, psychology, economics, or architecture – so you have something to make a movie about. All the skill in the world isn’t going to help you unless you have something to say. – George Lucas”
― Chris Kempshall, The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy

“how could both the righteousness of the cause and the threat from the Empire remain credible in a manner that justified ongoing conflict?”
― Chris Kempshall, The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy

“Lucas also considered having only African-American actors for the key roles in A New Hope in an attempt both to link in with Kurosawa’s ‘disorientation’ approach to making films and, presumably, to create a further historical point about the righteousness of resistance to tyranny.”
― Chris Kempshall, The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy

“Despite this, for a series so focused on the evils of authoritarian dictatorships, Star Wars filmmakers and authors have conspicuously failed to ever successfully make the case for a form of democracy that is either stable or desirable”
― Chris Kempshall, The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy