The producer, in effect, has to work as a translator. You form a very tight relationship with the director and writer from the beginning, and then you are constantly communicating to the various people that begin to come into the process, as you are trying to manage to hold on to a vision that needs to be communicated over a long period of time.

I loved David Lean, he had a huge influence on me when I was going to film school.

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

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