Quotes from David Hewlett

I'm lucky that the characters that I get tend to be interesting and a little schizophrenic.

It may not be 'mainstream,' but there's always a market for science fiction.

Sequels are scary. And making a sequel to something as good as 'Scanners' is even scarier.

I want more sci-fi movies that aren't $200 million movies that I have to wait for and generally be disappointed with.

People talk about drones like they're a bad thing, but they forget there are people behind them. It's a lot easier to blame the technology than to accept that people are a cancer on this planet.

I suck as a driver. I believe all cars should be piloted and driven by machines.

As a parent, you're struggling to find stuff that you think is suitable for the kids, but also stuff that you'd like to watch with them.

I don't want to know what happens because I enjoy picking up a script and going, 'I do what?!'

I've always loved cheesy stuff.

No, I gained weight while playing the role of Rodney Mckay on Stargate Atlantis... breakfast burritos and a near endless supply of donuts.

As a kid, it was always my dream to open a closet and end up fighting dragons or battling aliens.

No, I am not allergic to lemon, though fresh pineapple can pose problems.

The reality is almost everything I do I cringe about later.

I wanted to do '2001' from Hal's perspective. What it finally ended up being was 'Final Destination' in space.

I wanted to try directing.

Love scenes in general are the most technical things to shoot.

You can make amazing sci-fi films if you want to with very, very little money and very advanced technology that can run on your desktop.

What I love about the 'State of Syn' concept is that, while it's exploring science fiction, it's also trying to explore the future of film and television and the Internet, just in the nature of how they put it together and promote it and add apps and all that kind of stuff.

Bill Nye, so that guy truly knows everything, and I tested him. I'd come in every day with some new question for him that I'd assuming he'd have no idea basically how to answer it - basically he knows everything.

The only reason I write is that I feel I have to. Being the creator of a project puts me in a much better position to do the things I want to do.

'Pin' was a creepy little movie that I starred in back when I was cool and thin and had so much hair I didn't know what color to dye it.

There's very few comedy sci-fis that have worked for me other than the classics, like 'Red Dwarf' and, of course, 'Hitchhiker's Guide.'

Bad guys are always fun. It's one of the reasons why I love McKay so much.

When I became an actor, it was disappointing to show up on set and be handed a coffee. You know. I'd pick up cables and get told off.