The overwhelming reaction on set was everybody loved the porgs. And I love ’em, so you know what? I get it if people are a little wary of cuteness in the ‘Star Wars’ universe, but I personally love them, and I think they have their place in the movie. Rian Johnson Read Quote
As to whether Luke is the ‘Last Jedi,’ they say in ‘The Force Awakens’ he’s going to find the last Jedi temple and Luke is the last Jedi. Rian Johnson Read Quote
Luke Skywalker, right now, is the last Jedi. There’s always wiggle room in these movies – everything is from a certain point of view – but coming into our story, he is the actual last of the Jedi. Rian Johnson Read Quote
For me, I was entirely focused on ‘Episode VIII’ and having this experience, and now I’m just thinking of putting the movie out there and seeing how audiences respond to it. Rian Johnson Read Quote
It was never in the plan for me to direct ‘Episode IX,’ so I don’t know what’s going to happen with it. Rian Johnson Read Quote
My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea – some emotional thrust. Rian Johnson Read Quote
I bristle a little when the argument for film gets put into the nostalgia ghetto. Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture medium available. I don’t think it always will be. The digital image will get better, and it will eventually surpass the quality of the film image, but it isn’t there yet. Rian Johnson Read Quote
