“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.” StillsDoneRememberHouseWhiteShotsIndependenceExcitedWhite HouseRemember WhenProvocativeIndependence DayExploding Author:Roland Emmerich
“That one [in "2012"] was different because it was all CG, getting washed away by water. In "Independence Day," everything was still done in models, built in a certain scale out of plaster, and packing tons and tons of little explosives and charges in there. We had a second one in case it didn't work the first time, but it worked the first time.” FirstsLittlesStillsDifferentDoneCertainWaterCasesModelsFirst TimeBuiltIndependenceScalesExplosivesIndependence DayPackingPlasters Author:Roland Emmerich
“It's like everybody is obsessed with Hollywood movies worldwide. And even though everybody hates the Americans, they're still watching American movies.” StillsHateHollywoodObsessionObsessedHollywood MoviesAmerican Movie Author:Roland Emmerich
“When you find something where you can give people a message and still make it an exciting movie, you get very, very excited about something. You probably even work harder than you normally do.” PeopleGivingStillsHard WorkMessagesExcitingHarderExcitedWork Harder Author:Roland Emmerich
