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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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one. "

" 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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" Usually when you're doing a season one, you're trying to find the show. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" Television is like speed chess, as you have no time and no money. It is like trying to play Grandmaster chess with a 20 minute timer. The rewards are great, though, as it moves faster and you get to see the finished results much quicker. "

" I like to make popcorn movies. It's my passion. I love the genre. "

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

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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 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 get emotional when I watch my entertainment. "

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

" I just make the movies I want to see. I've always been that way. "

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" 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. "

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

" Paramount Pictures is a perfect partner for Electric Entertainment, with the most stable group of executives in Hollywood and unparalleled global promotion and distribution reach. "

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