Dean Devlin

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

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. ”

Leverage' is meant to be based in Boston. But in one episode we're in New York, then another in Chicago, Florida, and Eastern Europe. ”

We did the original 'Stargate' as an independent movie. It was a surprise success. Shortly before the movie came out, the financiers who were frightened the movie might not do well sold the film to MGM. When the film came out, it was a hit and spawned TV shows. ”

It's fun to watch a show that you can watch with any member of your family, and you're going to laugh, and you're going to be moved, and you're going to have fun, rather than this dark, brooding, cold, 'purely procedural show.' ”

The days of family entertainment seem to have left us. ”

There are amazing behind-the-scenes technicians in Portland who didn't want to raise their families in L.A. ”

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

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

I like to get emotional when I watch my entertainment. ”