Dean Devlin

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

Many years ago, I was actually hired to write the sequel to 'Independence Day.' And I wrote a sequel. And they paid me a boatload of money to go write this thing. And after I wrote it, I read it and I gave them back the money and I said, 'Look, this is an okay movie I just wrote. But it's not worthy of the sequel to 'Independence Day.' ”

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. ”

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. ”

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

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

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. ”

Most young American actors feel like teenagers. ”

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. ”

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. ”