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It's hard work making movies. It's like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it's emotional, tense work. If you don't really love it, then it ain't worth it.

George Lucas

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George Lucas
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
Actor
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Modesto
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George Walton Lucas Jr.
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