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" 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. "

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" I'm a huge Trekkie. "

" 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.' "

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

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

" The great thing about adventure, when told correctly, is it is one of the few genres that everybody in the family can watch together. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We all want our children to be terrific, but you can't force a child into being what you want it to be. "

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

" 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 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. "

" Of all the projects I've ever done, 'Stargate' is the only one from the beginning intended to be a trilogy. We always wanted to do parts two and three, but the thinking was they didn't want to do anything other than the TV series. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" When you look at our Godzilla, you won't feel any nostalgia. "

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

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

" 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. "