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“I would love it if the whole 'Godzilla' franchise was revitalized for a new generation.”
“We make movies that crack us up and hope that they crack up other people, too.”
“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.”
“When you convince sci-fi fans you've done something cool, you get them in huge numbers.”
“I don't think these weather conditions are going to get better on their own.”
“I love what they do with 'Doctor Who,' where they have the series, and then they do a big Christmas movie special.”
“Most young American actors feel like teenagers.”
“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 always want our leaders to be great leaders.”
“Portland is a two-hour flight from L.A. It has wonderful talent, and it hasn't been shot to death. I'm all in favor of it becoming a serious player in the industry.”
“We're making high-budget movies with a low-budget attitude.”
“There's no doubt in the world that I am the biggest 'Doctor Who' fan.”
“We don't over-manage projects like the studios do.”
“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.”
“Just to be back in the world of 'The Librarian' again was such a joy.”
“'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.”
“The Titanic hit the iceberg not because they could not see it coming but because they could not change direction.”
“I don't think you can figure this stuff out. If you could figure all this stuff out, then all the great filmmakers would come out of Yale and Harvard. It's not an intellectual process.”
“Usually when you're doing a season one, you're trying to find the show.”
“Of all the projects I've ever done, 'Stargate' is the only one from the beginning intended to be a trilogy. We always wanted to do parts two and three, but the thinking was they didn't want to do anything other than the TV series.”