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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. "

Dean Devlin

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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. "

" In the '70s, you didn't know who was going to survive in a disaster film. "

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

" 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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" 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. "

" We're making high-budget movies with a low-budget attitude. "

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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 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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