Scott Rudin Quotes

There is never a time in a company's history when cost control can be relegated to the back burner, but for a startup company, keeping costs low is a vital necessity.

In the private sector, you have a budget and you stick to it.

My buildings are all on budget.

I never go overbudget on my movies.

Cost reduction and cost control are by their very nature sort of anti-social activities.

The crucial point is always the own cost structure. Therefore I created a Low Cost alliance with air Berlin.

If a manager can't control his costs, fire them.

You never have to change a book for budget.

I've always worked very efficiently on small budgets, both in documentaries and in features.

The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's not too expensive, so that you're not going crazy spending tons of money making a product that might not ever return that money.

Budget drives everything that we do.

One of my main agenda right from the beginning has been cost rationalization, and we have done a lot of cost rationalization.

I always cooperate to complete a film within the budget. Not a single film of mine has overshot its budget.

The most effective thing we can do is to limit spending.

You can't compromise to keep the film in budget.

There's always a concern over budget with film too but people are more extravagant when they're making a feature. In television everything's tight, everything's paired down and it's just a question of making it look expensive.

Throughout my business life I have always tried to keep on top of costs and protect the downside risk as much possible. The Virgin Group has survived only because we have always kept tight control of our cash. But, likewise, I also know that sometimes it is essential to break these rules and spend lavishly.

Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted.

The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be.

There seems to be an inclination among rock musicians to be very carefree with money, but I negotiate the best flight and hotel deals on our tours to maximise the band's income - I don't want too see too much taken off the top line.

I have always focused on the bottom line.

When a project has an ample budget, I am interested now in using bigger units of materials.

Budgets are blueprints and priorities.

Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means.

I think that a lot of companies are still amazingly price sensitive.