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" Stories about travelers coming into town and doing good have been part of our storytelling since the Bible. "

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" There are three things that I'm addicted to when it comes to entertainment. In no particular order, One, I'm addicted to the cheer moment. 'Librarians' has plenty of them. Next, I feel that life is hard, and I want my entertainment fun, and 'Librarians' is fun as a Christmas party. And third, I like to be moved. "

" When I tried to get 'Stargate' made, I took it to every studio in Hollywood and every studio said, 'Sci-fi is dead. It's a dead genre. No one wants to see science fiction anymore.' And I had to go and raise the money independently to make that movie. "

" Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets. "

" There's a real difference now in what you can get out of film and the rise of digital platforms. "

" In tough times, we all hope for knights in shining armor, or the cavalry, to show up and effect change. "

" I don't think these weather conditions are going to get better on their own. "

" In the '80s, all the movies became predictable. "

" Just to be back in the world of 'The Librarian' again was such a joy. "

" I love what they do with 'Doctor Who,' where they have the series, and then they do a big Christmas movie special. "

" There is a renaissance of really great genre entertainment happening. But it's become incredibly audience-specific. "

" 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. "

" We always want our leaders to be great leaders. "

" 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. "

" There was no studio involved when we made 'Stargate.' It was financed through Le Studio Canal+ in France and, after the film was finished, it was sold to MGM. When the film was a success, MGM decided to do a television series based on the movie. "

" A lot of sci-fi shows are very cold, too concerned with hardware. "

" We used to call them the storm of the century but now we're seeing what happens if we don't act fast enough - and real human beings are suffering because of that. "

" If you were around when 'Them!' or 'Tarantula' came out, those effects were as good as you had ever seen. "

" 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. "

" When you convince sci-fi fans you've done something cool, you get them in huge numbers. "

" These audiences are so damn smart, way smarter than the studios give them credit for. "

" We took over with 'Leverage' three warehouses, and now four with 'The Librarians,' and turned them into proper sound stages with sound doors and all the lights. We now have control of four real, proper-sized sound stages. The problem is they're dark and empty half of the year because there aren't enough productions coming into Oregon. "

" I hope to make the most expensive movie in history at some point! "

" 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. "

" I think when real life interrupts fantasy, it's always shocking. "

" There are amazing behind-the-scenes technicians in Portland who didn't want to raise their families in L.A. "

" Everybody already knows what Godzilla is. "

" We make movies that crack us up and hope that they crack up other people, too. "

" I think that I do about 85% of what I used to do on my computer now on my iPad. "

" 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. "

" We're often accused of trying to manipulate opinion or that we're trying to elevate society. I think that the greatest thing we can do is to give you a vacation. "