I did feel silly about going up to a counter and buying Chewbacca barrettes, ... The cashier says, 'I hope your daughter will love it.' You just nod and hope the red is not in your cheeks too much.

I am convinced that the merchandising of 'Star Wars' is something that has made it such a big part of pop culture,

As good business people, we'd be silly not to tap into every fan of the book and hope they will become a fan of the movie. We don't believe we're making a Christian movie. We believe we're following the story of the book faithfully and allowing everyone to interpret it how they want depending on how they've connected to the book.

Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Hope is a good thing - maybe the best thing, and no good thing ever dies

but I hope we'll do better in the future.