By George Lucas, On Norman Rockwell
“I think in essence, Americans wish to have this innocent and naïve life. And a lot of young people have that innocent, naïve life. And so, even though Rockwell’s images may be dated, the content is not. We are now, in this day and age, actually going through a visual metamorphosis with digital technology and the way kids grow up. Kids’ experiences are so much different than the kids of the ’20s and ’30s in terms of the way they play. And so much of what Norman Rockwell does is play. But the awe, the simple awe of watching a toy being made or playing baseball, those things are eternal. . . .”
-George Lucas