Dean Devlin Quotes
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'Librarians' is surprisingly touching in a lot of ways where it's not expected.
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There's a real difference now in what you can get out of film and the rise of digital platforms.
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'The Outpost' is an exciting fantasy with a strong female lead that will capture the imagination of fans of both 'Game of Thrones' and 'Wonder Woman.'
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When you look at our Godzilla, you won't feel any nostalgia.
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Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets.
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There's no doubt in the world that I am the biggest 'Doctor Who' fan.
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As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one.
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There is a renaissance of really great genre entertainment happening. But it's become incredibly audience-specific.
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These audiences are so damn smart, way smarter than the studios give them credit for.
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There are an enormous amount of techniques I wanted to beta test in television. You can't take those risks on a $100 million movie.
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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 advantage of the Genesis is that it's a rock-solid camera, made by a company with an enormous history and a huge support base. Plus, it's very good in low light using all the Panavision lenses. The downside is that you're recording on tape.
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I think we have a culture that creates heroes and then needs to knock them down, and then you have to see what the third act brings.
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I think there's a lot of factors that go into the whole awards thing. I've never been that big a fan of it.
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I like to make popcorn movies. It's my passion. I love the genre.
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I think that I do about 85% of what I used to do on my computer now on my iPad.
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The truth is, we were sick of, every time we finished a movie, having to start all over again from nothing, going to a studio, pitching an idea, setting up a new office.
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When I first came to Oregon, the annual amount spent on production was $1 million to $1.5 million. By the time 'Leverage' was done, there had been over $100 million in production that year.
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I don't think you can figure this stuff out. If you could figure all this stuff out, then all the great filmmakers would come out of Yale and Harvard. It's not an intellectual process.
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We're going to come back to Oregon, whether it's with another show, or a pilot, or a movie. We love working up there. I think it's got one of the most amazing talent pools of any state in the union.
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I think if we did 'Stargate' right, the fans would like it, and we could do something really good. But if we screw it up, they'll reject it. As they should.
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We always want our leaders to be great leaders.
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I just make the movies I want to see. I've always been that way.
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'Stargate' was more a fantasy.