Dean [Devlin, Emmerich's partner on "Independence Day"] and I always said that we'd only do it when we had a really good… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
I was actually privately in the White House like invited by Clinton to screen 'Independence Day,' so I know how the private… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
It's still the White House exploding [in "Independence Day"]. It was just so provocative, and no one had ever done it before.… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
That one [in "2012"] was different because it was all CG, getting washed away by water. In "Independence Day," everything was still… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
There are shots that I had to walk away from because we had to get the movie in the theaters. There are… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
I was, it was very high. Especially with international (box office), we did something that I didn't think this movie ["2012"] would do. I… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
I also, since we have digital cameras, the blue screen composites are so good that I would rather shoot on a stage than there,… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
In the end [of the "2012"], there were no ships, no water, no nothing. Only the interiors [were real]. Everything else had to be… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
I'm finished with destroying for a while. It's not like I'm running around saying, 'What else can I destroy?' — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
We have certain things where we know they exist or "everybody knows they exist," but naturally nobody can photograph them, because they are so… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
Dean [Devlin, Emmerich's partner on "Independence Day"] and I always said that we'd only do it when we had a really good story that… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
A lot of stuff in Wikipedia is not true, and that goes for a lot of people. I sometimes think, "How can that happen?"… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
I was actually privately in the White House like invited by Clinton to screen 'Independence Day,' so I know how the private residence looks.… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
I knew that Jaye Davidson would not last because of that. I really liked him and thought he had incredible screen presence and talent,… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
I'm doing a much smaller movie. It's set in Germany and it's a totally different subject matter. I'm trying to break it up. — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
It doesn't really matter if this movie's a success or not, because it's already out there. — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image