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Dean Devlin
Dean Devlin
American Director
Born: Aug 27, 1962
Been Great Love Stargate Think You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
We always want our leaders to be great leaders. Dean Devlin
Great Our Great Leaders Leaders Always Want
In tough times, we all hope for knights in shining armor, or the cavalry, to show up and effect change. Dean Devlin
Hope Tough Times Change Tough Knights Armor Cavalry Shining Effect Up Times Show
There are three things that I'm addicted to when it comes to entertainment. In no particular order, One, I'm addicted to the cheer moment. 'Librarians' has plenty of them. Next, I feel that life is hard, and I want my entertainment fun, and 'Librarians' is fun as a Christmas party. And third, I like to be moved. Dean Devlin
Life Christmas Entertainment Life Is Hard Three Party Addicted Plenty Feel Particular Like Cheer Moved Order Want Them Next Hard Moment Fun Things Third
Portland has all the accoutrements of a big city, but the heart and soul of it is a small town, so that creates an intimacy in a large environment. Dean Devlin
Soul Heart Big Intimacy City Small Small Town Environment Town Big City Heart And Soul Creates Large Portland
I know I screwed up my 'Godzilla.' Dean Devlin
Know Up Godzilla Screwed Screwed-Up
I've always lived by this philosophy, when it comes to conspiracies, never to attribute to deviousness that which can be explained by incompetence. Dean Devlin
Incompetence Philosophy Conspiracies Never Attribute Always Which Explained Lived
The movie business is not something that can come from the brain. It really comes from the soul and the heart. Dean Devlin
Business Soul Heart Something Come Brain Movie Movie Business Really
That transcends everything - skipping the transfer of dailies is a game-changer. Dean Devlin
Everything Transcends Transfer Skipping
These audiences are so damn smart, way smarter than the studios give them credit for. Dean Devlin
Smart Damn Way Give Studios Smarter Audiences Than Them Credit
We had an amazing experience shooting the first season of 'Leverage' with such a talented cast and crew and with the full support of TNT behind us. Dean Devlin
Experience Amazing First Crew Cast Had Support Talented Amazing Experience Shooting Behind Us Full Season Leverage
The real trick to these movies and making the big action sequences work - and I've forgotten this sometimes and screwed it up - the characters really have to be humanized. Because you can have the greatest special effects in the world, but if you don't care about the people in those effects, there's no impact. Dean Devlin
Work You People World Sometimes Care Big Action Those Characters Trick Impact About Because Greatest Making Real Up Effects dont Care Forgotten Screwed Movies Really Special Special Effects
'The Book of Love' is the kind of James L. Brooks mainstream movie that the majors are ignoring. Dean Devlin
Love Love Is Book Kind Brooks Mainstream Majors James Movie Ignoring
'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. Dean Devlin
Hope Made Three First Our Tell Entire Had Part First One Another Empty Always Doing Were Years Get Intended Wanted Story Hole Stargate Chance Two
We have to put people on pedestals; otherwise, there's no one to knock off pedestals. Dean Devlin
People Otherwise No-One Put Knock Off
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. Dean Devlin
Success Made Finished Sold France Financed Television Television Series Through Studio Involved Canal Movie After Decided Series Film Based Stargate
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. Dean Devlin
Time Great You Money Finished Faster Speed Television Though See Minute Results No Time Like Chess Quicker Timer Get Trying Rewards Moves Much Play
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. Dean Devlin
Entertainment Partner Group Unparalleled Distribution Promotion Paramount Perfect Pictures Global Reach Most Executives Stable Hollywood Electric
The advantage of the Genesis is that it's a rock-solid camera, made by a company with an enormous history and a huge support base. Plus, it's very good in low light using all the Panavision lenses. The downside is that you're recording on tape. Dean Devlin
Good History You Light Made Recording Enormous Plus Support Advantage Genesis Camera Tape Huge Very Low Lenses Using Company Base Downside
'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. Dean Devlin
Eastern Eastern Europe Boston New Another Chicago York New York Then Episode Meant Meant To Be Europe Based Florida Leverage
There are amazing behind-the-scenes technicians in Portland who didn't want to raise their families in L.A. Dean Devlin
Amazing Families Want Who Technicians Portland Raise
Kurt Russell is the guy you know. He's not something out of a weight-lifting magazine or a cartoon character. The closest thing to him would have been Steve McQueen. Dean Devlin
Character You Out Would Cartoon Cartoon Character Magazine Russell Something Guy He Know Steve Steve McQueen Him Been Kurt Closest Closest Thing McQueen Thing
I don't think these weather conditions are going to get better on their own. Dean Devlin
Better Weather Own Think Conditions Get Going
The days of family entertainment seem to have left us. Dean Devlin
Family Entertainment Seem Days Left Us
In the '80s, all the movies became predictable. Dean Devlin
Became Predictable Movies
The scale of 'Independence Day' is much more than 'Stargate.' Dean Devlin
Day Independence Scale Independence Day More Than Much Stargate
'Stargate' was more a fantasy. Dean Devlin
More Fantasy Stargate
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