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" That's one of the best things about the RED ONE - I can use all the best lenses that have been used in film forever. "

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" The scale of 'Independence Day' is much more than 'Stargate.' "

" The days of family entertainment seem to have left us. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Kurt Russell is the guy you know. He's not something out of a weight-lifting magazine or a cartoon character. The closest thing to him would have been Steve McQueen. "

" 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. "

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

" That transcends everything - skipping the transfer of dailies is a game-changer. "

" I haven't had the egomaniac star yet in any of my films. It's always been a pleasure. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

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

" 'Independence Day,' ever since we did it, there's been enormous pressure to follow it up. "

" There's no doubt in the world that I am the biggest 'Doctor Who' fan. "

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

" 'Stargate' has always had this empty hole. When we made the first one, we always intended on doing part two and three, and we were prevented for years. And our hope is that we can get another chance at 'Stargate' and tell the entire story we wanted to tell. "

" Had the car companies continued to do generation two, generation three, generation four of the EV-1, we'd be looking at a spectacular car today. "

" The real trick to these movies and making the big action sequences work - and I've forgotten this sometimes and screwed it up - the characters really have to be humanized. Because you can have the greatest special effects in the world, but if you don't care about the people in those effects, there's no impact. "

" We had an amazing experience shooting the first season of 'Leverage' with such a talented cast and crew and with the full support of TNT behind us. "

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

" Spielberg is our hero. For him to make a nod to 'Godzilla' just before we make our movie is like getting the king to acknowledge you at dinner. "

" 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. "

" We don't over-manage projects like the studios do. "

" The movie business is not something that can come from the brain. It really comes from the soul and the heart. "