“Think of it! A few more boats, a few more planks of wood nailed together in a particular way at a thrifty cost and all those men and women whom the world can so ill afford to loose would be with us today. There would be no mourning in thousands of homes which now are desolate and these words need not have been written.” ThinkingMenWorldWayNeedsHas BeensHomeWould BeTodayTogetherWrittenParticularCostMen And WomenIllWoodsBoatMourningDesolateThrifty Author:Lawrence Beesley
“I shall always feel respect for every one who has written a book, let it be what it may, for I had no idea of the trouble which trying to write common English could cost one—And alas there yet remains the worst part of all correcting the press.” FeelsWritingTryingMayBookIdeasCommonWrittenTroubleWorstCostRemainsPressesNo IdeaAlasCorrecting Book:The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: 1837-1843 Source: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: 1837-1843
“The Cable Guy was underbudgeted, so it was always a debate about whether we could have more days or certain things that we needed, because the budget was determined before the script was written. So that made it a hard production on everybody. But it's also a funny thing, because it's one of those movies that cost $40 million to make and made $100 million around the world, but at the time, it seemed like a disaster that it didn't make hundreds of millions of dollars, because Jim was on such a tear. But it was actually a successful movie.” WorldMadeHardGuyCertainMillionsSuccessfulWrittenTearsNeededCostDollarsScriptsProductionsDeterminedDebateDisasterMade ItAround The WorldBudgetsCablesFunny Things Author:Judd Apatow
“Gian Luigi Polidoro and his girlfriend had written this script, it was an American comedy, and they decided I was the guy to play the part. I was young, they offered me the lead in the film, and I said, "Sure, I'll do it." And I'm telling you, there is a movie waiting to be made about the making of a movie like that, particularly at that time in New York. I mean, we shot all over the streets of New York without permits. We would literally grab a shot and run. But Rent Control... I think the total cost was $100,000, and to this director's credit, I think it looks like $200,000.” ThinkingLooksMeanMadeSaidPlayRunningFilmYoungGuyWaitingComedyWrittenStreetsNew YorkCostDirectorsShotsDecidedScriptsCreditGirlfriendPermitLead InRent Control Author:Brent Spiner
“The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework.” NeedsHardWrittenSpecialPolicyCostBenefitsConstantSignalsHomeworkLegislatorsPublic PolicyComplianceRegulatorsWaiver Author:John Sununu