It's not enough that you act in a movie - if it has to work, the audience should like it.
I'm being told it saves money to shoot in Toronto, because of tax benefits, the crews are cheaper, but what I save in the bottom line, I lose in a million other ways.
When all the performances are excellent, critics understand it's the direction.
There's a real difference now in what you can get out of film and the rise of digital platforms.
There is no assurity that something will be a success because it is a remake or because it does/does not have a superstar.
Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again.
The fact is that daytime television is less valued than nighttime, and it's partly because of the product that we produce. We do a one-hour show in 12 hours. Nighttime produces a one-hour show in seven to nine days.
I think if we did 'Stargate' right, the fans would like it, and we could do something really good. But if we screw it up, they'll reject it. As they should.
It seems there's a sliding scale between the money they spend on a movie and its creativity.
