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
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
When we shot "Stargate," he [ Jaye Davidson] came up to me at one point and said, "I don't like shooting movies,"… — 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
![“It's still the White House exploding [in "Independence Day"]. It was just so provocative, and no one had ever done it before. I remember when we shot it, how everyone was excited.” quote by Roland Emmerich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/573/roland-emmerich-16132_done_it-s-still-the-white-house-exploding-in_1445601.jpg)
![“There are shots that I had to walk away from because we had to get the movie in the theaters. There are some in "Independence Day" and "Godzilla," but lately I got smart. I would plan it so I had enough time [to get it right]. That just comes with experience.” quote by Roland Emmerich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/603/roland-emmerich-16132_enough_there-are-shots-that-i-had-to-walk-away_2139723.jpg)
![“When we shot "Stargate," he [ Jaye Davidson] came up to me at one point and said, "I don't like shooting movies," and I said, "Why?" "Too many people stare at me." I said, "Then you're totally in the wrong business."” quote by Roland Emmerich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/185/roland-emmerich-16132_business_when-we-shot-stargate-he-jaye-davidson-c_2275620.jpg)
![“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 was very happy.” quote by Roland Emmerich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fe5/roland-emmerich-16132_box-office_i-was-it-was-very-high-especially-with-i_190909.jpg)
![“In the end [of the "2012"], there were no ships, no water, no nothing. Only the interiors [were real]. Everything else had to be made, and that is always challenging.” quote by Roland Emmerich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ca7/roland-emmerich-16132_challenges_in-the-end-of-the-2012-there-were-no-shi_282244.jpg)
![“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 excites us both, and we have the story written. And we've had it for a year and a half, two years. So we've been ready.” quote by Roland Emmerich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c5/roland-emmerich-16132_dean_dean-devlin-emmerich-s-partner-on-indepe_479179.jpg)
