Dave Filoni

“You read in any war stories - World War II, whatever - that there are many, many heroes. There are the main stories you always hear about, but there are all these other little people that did things that were very important that we don't always know about.”

“I have an amazing education through my wife on female fans and perspectives on it. Things that I never would have thought of.”

“'Star Wars Rebels' brings back the banter and faster pace that the original films were famous for.”

“I think why people relate to 'Star Wars' is George Lucas is so brilliant at telling these stories that we relate to, but in such a fantastic environment with fantastic characters and things you want to believe in this story.”

“I think what we find, especially with the kids that grew up with 'Clone Wars,' when they're of the age where they're like, 'I want to revisit that stuff,' who knows what format they're going to watch it on.”

“There were a lot of great memories around 'Star Wars.' It was a foundation - probably for my interest in movies.”

“I would think, as an artist, it's inescapable that you'll be affected by the world around you.”

“It's a real challenge to have someone perform a character vs. imitate a character.”

“I loved 'Robotech' as a kid; I think that's pretty widely known.”

“When you're afraid, you look to amass power to defend yourself, not realizing that can also be corrupting.”

“Everything that I've worked on at Lucasfilm has been considered canon.”

“'Star Wars' is just a special story.”

“Just getting to meet George Lucas was pretty amazing, and then working with him and getting to be part of this process... it's a great responsibility.”

“Lucasfilm called me out of the blue, and I almost hung up because I thought it was a practical joke. This was right before 'Revenge Of The Sith' came out. Here you are, a big 'Star Wars' fan, talking about 'Star Wars' all the time, and you have your master replica lightsaber, and then you get a call from Lucasfilm for a job?”

“Frankly, it was only after 'Clone Wars' got cancelled that there seemed to be this universal love-fest from fans.”

“I've worked hard, for sure, but like anything, it takes a lot of luck and being in the right place at the right time, and then making the most of the opportunity.”

“Pressure, to me, was creating a 'Star Wars' film, then sitting alone in a theater with George Lucas and showing it to him, the guy that created the word 'Wookiee' and R2-D2. That was pressure.”

“'The Clone Wars' got very dark as we headed towards the end of the war and the downfall of the Jedi.”

“I think that everyone would agree that something that Marvel has done brilliantly is weave comedy into all of their action movies.”

“Projects you think are no-brainers stall, and other things see the light of day. You never count anything out.”