Brian J. Smith

Smith: (On the Stargate conventions). I'll tell you, I love the cons. I think the cons are amazing. This to me is great, this is human - you're sitting there face to face with people, and there's a real sense of mutual respect. We're trying to relate to each other, and talk, and even if people have issues with the show or with the character, we can sit and have a decent conversation. I don't think that's possible on the Internet. I just think the Internet is like being in a car.

Smith: (On doing nude scenes in Stargate Universe). You try not to let your vanity get the best of you, because in a show like this... you can't let your ego get involved. We don't set up pretty shots. We don't shoot the show to make everybody look like a movie star. We stage the scene, we let it happen the way that hopefully it would happen in life, and then we put a camera on the camera guys' backs and say, 'OK, just shoot this like a documentary'. So you're going to get some angles and some shots that may not show you physically to your best advantage. But I think that's part of the reality of the show and it's just something you have to accept from the beginning.

Smith: (When asked if he'd had any adventures in Vancouver while working there). Well, I'm working on this CRAZY show where we travel through wormholes... Actually I'm a home-body and my Vancouver adventures usually just involve a bike ride around Stanley Park or a good hike in the mountains – OR a really great meal.