"I had the Star Wars project in mind even before I started my last picture, American Graffiti, and as soon as I finished I began writing Star Wars in January 1973... In fact, I wrote four entirely different screenplays for Star Wars, searching for just the right ingredients, characters and storyline. It's always been what you might call a good idea in search of a story."

"Hidden Fortress was an influence on Star Wars right from the beginning. I was searching around for a story. I had some scenes—the cantina scene and the space battle scene—but I couldn’t think of a basic plot. Originally, the film was a good concept in search of a story. And then I thought of Hidden Fortress, which I’d seen again in 1972 or ’73, and so the first plots were very much like it."

"They don't exactly give you a course in acting in a science fiction movie. At one point I'm supposed to react to seeing my planet blow up. You know, there go my parents, my record collection, everything. What do I see? A hand waving to tell me where to look."

"Well, I liked Star Wars. I thought Battlestar Galactica was such a close imitation of Star Wars, emphasizing the less attractive portions, that I was a little impatient with it."

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far away..."

"May the Force be with you."

"[to Chewbacca, after the group is trapped in a garbage disposal center] That garbage chute was a really wonderful idea! What an incredible smell you’ve discovered!"

"Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I'm in it for the money."

"[to Luke, in disguise] Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?"

"The Force is strong with this one."

"This will be a day long remembered. It has seen the end of Kenobi. It will soon see the end of the Rebellion."

"And now, Your Highness, we will discuss the location of your hidden Rebel base."

"You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take her away!"

"We’re doomed!"

"We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life."

"I have a very bad feeling about this."

"[Seeing the Death Star] That's no moon. It's a space station."

"A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force."

"It's your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more... civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times... before the Empire."

"Use the Force, Luke."

"Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?"

"[after the Death Star has destroyed Alderaan] I felt a great disturbance in the Force... as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

"Mos Eisley spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."

"Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together."

"It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy...."

"[to the demon, after Merrin's death] You son of a bitch! Take me! Come into me! Goddamn you, TAKE ME! TAKE ME! [becomes possessed, tries to strangle Regan] NO!!! [throws himself out the window]"

"Mercedes McCambridge - voice of Pazuzu"

"Arthur Storch - Psychiatrist"

"Peter Masterson - Dr. Barringer, Clinic Director"

"Barton Heyman - Dr. Klein"

"Reverend William O'Malley - Father Dyer"

"Jack MacGowran - Burke Dennings"

"Kitty Winn - Sharon Spencer"

"Lee J. Cobb - Lieutenant William Kinderman"

"Linda Blair - Regan Teresa MacNeil"

"There's not a day in my life that I don't feel like a fraud. Other priests, doctors, lawyers - I talk to them all. I don't know anyone who hasn't felt that."

"Jason Miller - Father Damien Karras"

"Max von Sydow - Father Lankester Merrin"

"Ellen Burstyn - Chris MacNeil"

"The 1973 horror flick "The Exorcist" is my favorite snapshot of the cultural place of (white) (cis) little girls. In the film, a little girl (with a single mother) is possessed by the devil. From another perspective, the little girl is actually exploring her sexuality (masturbation and so on) and her own demons/meanness. Obviously, (white) men from the church have to be brought in to save her since her single mom can't do it alone."

"Nobody expected it, nobody believed it, and nothing could stop it. The one hope, the only hope: THE EXORCIST."

"Something beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house. And a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is the Exorcist."

"Somewhere between science and superstition, there is another world. The world of darkness."

"The Devil Inside."

"THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!"

"[to Father Karras] Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon. We may ask what is relevant but anything beyond that is dangerous. He is a liar. The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. The attack is psychological, Damien, and powerful. So don't listen to him. Remember that - do not listen."

"[possessed voice] Your mother sucks cocks in hell, Karras, you faithless swine."

"[possessed voice, to Father Merrin] Stick your cock up her ass, you motherfucking worthless cocksucker!"

"[possessed voice, as she masturbates with a crucifix] LET JESUS FUCK YOU! LET JESUS FUCK YOU! LET HIM FUCK YOU!!! [pressing Chris's face into her groin] LICK ME! LICK ME! [spins her head 180 degrees] You know what she did?! Your cunting daughter?!"

"[as she is being thrown about on her bed] OH PLEASE MOTHER, MAKE IT STOP!!! IT'S HURTING!!!!! [possessed voice, after a doctor tried to hold her] Keep away! The sow is mine! Fuck me! Fuck me! Fuck me!"