Quotes from Dean Devlin

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

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

'Stargate' was more a fantasy.

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

'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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

We have to put people on pedestals; otherwise, there's no one to knock off pedestals.

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.

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.

These audiences are so damn smart, way smarter than the studios give them credit for.

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

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

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.

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.

Just to be back in the world of 'The Librarian' again was such a joy.

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