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Movie SF is, by definition, dumbed down - there have only been three or four SF movies in the history of film that aspire to the complexity of literary SF.

Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!

Not all films are going to go down in history.

I've seen too many ups and downs in the movie industry.

This is the age of insincerity. The movies had the misfortune to come along in the twentieth century, and because they appeal to the masses there can be no sincerity in them.

I'm generally pessimistic about the dumbing down of America - especially with summer movies.

I don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth.

I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've felt it.

There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I don't think are good for movies. They're trying to appeal to the biggest demographic and, when they do that, you sometimes flatten out.

It's actually smarter to make a dumb film.