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We did the original 'Stargate' as an independent movie. It was a surprise success. Shortly before the movie came out, the financiers who were frightened the movie might not do well sold the film to MGM. When the film came out, it was a hit and spawned TV shows.
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In tough times, we all hope for knights in shining armor, or the cavalry, to show up and effect change.
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'Independence Day,' ever since we did it, there's been enormous pressure to follow it up.
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It's always hard to watch something you create be put in somebody else's hands.
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I love what they do with 'Doctor Who,' where they have the series, and then they do a big Christmas movie special.
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We intellectualize it, and we rationalize it, but it's really about a love of movies, and I think whether you're making an art film or you're making a genre film, if you don't really love that movie you are trying to make, you'll be able to tell.
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Following a pre-cellphone world of children on an adventure is incredibly appealing for me. These are the kinds of movies I fell in love with and made me want to be a filmmaker in the first place.
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If you were around when 'Them!' or 'Tarantula' came out, those effects were as good as you had ever seen.
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In Portland, there are so many trained artists and technicians, there's an enormous talent base. And it's not like second-stringers.
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I've always lived by this philosophy, when it comes to conspiracies, never to attribute to deviousness that which can be explained by incompetence.
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When you look at our Godzilla, you won't feel any nostalgia.
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It's fun to watch a show that you can watch with any member of your family, and you're going to laugh, and you're going to be moved, and you're going to have fun, rather than this dark, brooding, cold, 'purely procedural show.'
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We have to put people on pedestals; otherwise, there's no one to knock off pedestals.
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The great thing about adventure, when told correctly, is it is one of the few genres that everybody in the family can watch together.
Dean Devlin
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I know I screwed up my 'Godzilla.'
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In movies, we've run out of ideas for bad guys. We end up with politically incorrect villains, like Arab terrorists or Latin drug dealers or corrupt politicians. Well, aliens are the best film villains since the Nazis. You don't have to worry about offending anyone.
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I like to make popcorn movies. It's my passion. I love the genre.
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Just to be back in the world of 'The Librarian' again was such a joy.
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We are cannibalizing our audience by only giving them regurgitated material. Every movie is either a remake, a sequel, based on something else. Based on a former television series. Based on a successful videogame.
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'Librarians' is surprisingly touching in a lot of ways where it's not expected.
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We have to produce a high-quality show, but we have less and less time and money to do it. If you are using the tapeless approach to save money, you will.
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We all want our children to be terrific, but you can't force a child into being what you want it to be.
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Portland is a two-hour flight from L.A. It has wonderful talent, and it hasn't been shot to death. I'm all in favor of it becoming a serious player in the industry.
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John Rogers has an encyclopedic mind. Having John as our showrunner is the gift that keeps on giving. He knows more trivial information than anyone I've ever met in my entire life.
Dean Devlin