Dean Devlin

Stories about travelers coming into town and doing good have been part of our storytelling since the Bible. ”

I've always lived by this philosophy, when it comes to conspiracies, never to attribute to deviousness that which can be explained by incompetence. ”

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. ”

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

There's a lot of superhero stuff out there and a lot of cop stuff out there. What we have very little of anymore is adventure. ”

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. ”

We're so specialized now in our entertainment. It's nice to do a show where you're really circling back to this idea of, 'Couldn't there be a show the whole family can watch together?' ”

Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets. ”

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

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