--- title: "1 Filmmakers Come Quotes By Dean Devlin" description: "1 Filmmakers Come quotes by Dean Devlin. Plus more from Dean Devlin and more Filmmakers Come sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/dean-devlin-5090_come_i-don-t-think-you-can-figure-this-stuff_1999169.jpg" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/i-don-t-think-you-can-figure-this-stuff-out-if-you-could-figure-all/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/dean-devlin-5090_come_i-don-t-think-you-can-figure-this-stuff_1999169.jpg) ## More by Dean Devlin > [Television is like speed chess, as you have no time and no money. It is like trying to play Grandmaster chess with a 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/television-is-like-speed-chess-as-you-have-no-time-and-no-money-it-is/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [The truth is, we were sick of, every time we finished a movie, having to start all over again from nothing, going to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/the-truth-is-we-were-sick-of-every-time-we-finished-a-movie-having-to/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [We're often accused of trying to manipulate opinion or that we're trying to elevate society. I think that the greatest thing we can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/we-re-often-accused-of-trying-to-manipulate-opinion-or-that-we-re/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [“And if we succeed... If we somehow accomplish this thing that seems so impossible, it will be the most glorious victory imaginable. The Fourth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/and-if-we-succeed-if-we-somehow-accomplish-this-thing-that-seems-so/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [I think if we did 'Stargate' right, the fans would like it, and we could do something really good. But if we screw it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/i-think-if-we-did-stargate-right-the-fans-would-like-it-and-we-could/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [Portland has all the accoutrements of a big city, but the heart and soul of it is a small town, so that creates an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/portland-has-all-the-accoutrements-of-a-big-city-but-the-heart-and/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [I've always said that I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I could make a great movie about him if I set my mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/i-ve-always-said-that-i-don-t-believe-in-santa-claus-but-i-could-make/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/as-for-independence-day-we-never-intended-to-do-any-films-in-that/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [There's a real difference now in what you can get out of film and the rise of digital platforms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/there-s-a-real-difference-now-in-what-you-can-get-out-of-film-and-the/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [I just make the movies I want to see. I've always been that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/i-just-make-the-movies-i-want-to-see-i-ve-always-been-that-way/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [Stories about travelers coming into town and doing good have been part of our storytelling since the Bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/stories-about-travelers-coming-into-town-and-doing-good-have-been/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [Just to be back in the world of 'The Librarian' again was such a joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/just-to-be-back-in-the-world-of-the-librarian-again-was-such-a-joy/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [I haven't had the egomaniac star yet in any of my films. It's always been a pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/i-haven-t-had-the-egomaniac-star-yet-in-any-of-my-films-it-s-always/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > ['Stargate' has always had this empty hole. When we made the first one, we always intended on doing part two and three, and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/stargate-has-always-had-this-empty-hole-when-we-made-the-first-one-we/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) > [I love what they do with 'Doctor Who,' where they have the series, and then they do a big Christmas movie special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-devlin/i-love-what-they-do-with-doctor-who-where-they-have-the-series-and/) [Dean Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-devlin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/filmmakers-come/dean-devlin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Filmmakers Come Quotes By Dean Devlin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think you can figure this stuff out. 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