14th of May, 1944 George Lucas Quotes-BrainyQuote American-Director quotes from George Lucas Simply put one foot in front of the other and keep moving. Put on your blinders and charge ahead. Don't look back. Being a director is not an easy job. It's a tough job. It's a hard job. It requires making difficult decisions everyday. It's also a very emotional job. You're dealing with people's lives here... I think that's why so many directors go mad from all the pressure and stuff like that. I think being a director is probably the most important job in cinema because they can do such great things but they need great material to work with. If you have a good script then it's easy to make a good film but if you have a bad script then even with a great director you're still going to have a bad film. The more technology advances the more power directors lose over their films. They can no longer control what happens on set because cameras record everything now so they have to let go a little bit. That's why we have cinematographers who are given free range by directors to do what they want with their shots. As far as I'm concerned, a movie is anything that takes me away from reality for two hours.