Dean Devlin

Director

1962-08-27

Quotes by Dean Devlin

• 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.

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• I think if we did 'Stargate' right, the fans would like it, and we could do something really good. But if we screw it up, they'll reject it. As they should.

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• 'Stargate' has always had this empty hole. When we made the first one, we always intended on doing part two and three, and we were prevented for years. And our hope is that we can get another chance at 'Stargate' and tell the entire story we wanted to tell.

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• 'Stargate' was more a fantasy.

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• 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.

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

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• In Portland, there are so many trained artists and technicians, there's an enormous talent base. And it's not like second-stringers.

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• 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.

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• Television is like speed chess, as you have no time and no money. It is like trying to play Grandmaster chess with a 20 minute timer. The rewards are great, though, as it moves faster and you get to see the finished results much quicker.

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

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

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• 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.

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• In movies, we've run out of ideas for bad guys. We end up with politically incorrect villains, like Arab terrorists or Latin drug dealers or corrupt politicians. Well, aliens are the best film villains since the Nazis. You don't have to worry about offending anyone.

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