Quotes from Kathleen Kennedy

I think 'E.T.' came along at a time when it was probably meant to be.

Not every script that rolls in is ready to shoot. Few are, actually. So you go back and work on the thing.

I had a teacher who loved movies. He had a little theatre called The Flick, and he would let a bunch of us volunteer to work there, and he also let us make little movies in class.

A lot of these big movies are just a collection or a montage of big set pieces.

The 'Star Wars' universe is full of technological and cutting-edge effects, which Base FX will be a wonderful partner to create with.

We are going to hire a woman who's going to direct a 'Star Wars' movie. I have no doubt.

The 'Star Wars' saga is about a series of seemingly chance encounters. They impact the destiny of everyone involved.

Lucasfilm looks out for 'Star Wars.' What are the values inherent in 'Star Wars' that we want to protect? It's fragile to a certain extent in that it's a single IP.

Creating authentic emotional experiences, whether it's 'Star Wars' or 'Spotlight,' are driven by characters and stories that are engaging.

If we do want to bring a woman in to direct a 'Star Wars'... we don't want to talk somebody into it.

When I joined Lucasfilm, I immediately saw the true passion shared by 'Star Wars' fans around the world.

We look at Marvel, but we're not trying to emulate that in any way. In fact, we talked often about how distinctive what we're trying to do with 'Star Wars' is from Marvel. They've been extremely successful in exploiting the characters in that universe, and we have a place. We have the galaxy.

Inside 'Star Wars' are values that mean something to people. It's aspirational. It's full of hope.

The most important thing is to have a point of view and have something to say. That is important if you are filmmaker or artist. That means you have to experience the world.

We knew that for E.T. to feel real, you had to have some connection to his eyes.

I think most fans of movies that have withstood the test of time don't like for them to be tinkered with. I think that's a pretty general consensus. You like to remember what you started with.

When we built Amblin, we even put Murphy beds in there because we thought that was so practical. Why would anybody, if you were working on something, need to go home at night? You'd just stay there, wake up in the morning, and carry on.

I find that a lot of directors are attracted to the dark side.

A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film.

When Princess Leia hit the scene in 1977, she was a pretty formidable character.

It's a real privilege to make movies.

My story sort of sounds ridiculous because the first movie I produced was 'E.T.'

I always feel that the best kind of producing - and frankly, it has to do with what I like to do - is you're the big-picture person.

When you're relegated to go from movie to movie, so much of what you're doing is out of your control beyond creating the product.