Film Quote by Dean Devlin

There was no studio involved when we made 'Stargate.' It was financed through Le Studio Canal+ in France and, after the film was finished,…

— 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…

— 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…

— Dean Devlin

The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful. And that was the real disappointment of the time. You'd see great writer-directors in…

— Parker Posey

The fact that someone came forward and offered $1.25 million to make a movie was astonishing. We were also allowed to keep many of…

— Richard O'Brien

We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.

— Olivia De Havilland

I was surprised that the TV series was popular itself, but after that it went on to become more popular over the years and…

— Anonymous

The first time I did a big American film, I was surprised by all the different financiers who came to the set and told…

— Stellan Skarsgard

The studios didn't really take independent films seriously, till 'Sweetback' was such a financial success.

— Melvin Van Peebles

Financially, it was very successful. Which is the most important thing. That is the only way you get to make another movie. It's very…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because they were funded by…

— Renny Harlin

To be honest, you have to do a big Hollywood film to get enough money to do a good independent film!

— Sean Bean