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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. "

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" In Portland, there are so many trained artists and technicians, there's an enormous talent base. And it's not like second-stringers. "

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

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

" We've always had a simple philosophy in casting. We don't care if somebody's a big star or a little star. We just want the best possible actor for the part. "

" The Titanic hit the iceberg not because they could not see it coming but because they could not change direction. "

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

" Following a pre-cellphone world of children on an adventure is incredibly appealing for me. These are the kinds of movies I fell in love with and made me want to be a filmmaker in the first place. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" It was somewhere in doing the last season of 'Leverage' that John Rogers and I became confident that we had developed an all-new production technique where we could put more on the screen with very little money. So we started to get more comfortable with the idea of trying to tackle 'The Librarians.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't think of myself as a former actor. I think of myself as a reformed actor. "

" I would love it if the whole 'Godzilla' franchise was revitalized for a new generation. "

" 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. "

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

" I've always lived by this philosophy, when it comes to conspiracies, never to attribute to deviousness that which can be explained by incompetence. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" We have to produce a high-quality show, but we have less and less time and money to do it. If you are using the tapeless approach to save money, you will. "