Robert McMillan Quotes

It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.

'The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get there by subway, you couldn't be on. It wasn't like TV was something I really wanted to do - but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants.

I don't think it's a secret that I'm not a fan of all the attention and the media, stuff like that, but I understand it's part of it, and I have to do it.

The movie business is not about the money. Of course, you need money to make the movie. If you have a small budget, adapt yourself. Having $200 million dollars doesn't ensure that you're definitely going to make a good movie. There's so many examples that prove that.

They didn't have the money to keep Christopher Lee long enough to play his scenes with me.

We can't possibly fight all the terrorists in all the countries where they exist because we don't have the money or manpower to do so.

I don't even like being quoted in a press release.

You're more constrained when you're wealthy. Or when you're making a bigger film and people complain about no budgets; but having a small amount of money to make a film means you're at your absolute freest to express yourself as an artist.

Well, we had more money and more time the first season than we did at TV 23.

The fact that this is getting released, and people are just now hearing it, kind of tickles me. This is just awesome that the media is excited to talk to me and find out what's happening.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

Often, people who want to make interesting films simply don't have the money to do it.

Politicians often say to me, 'Articles in the 'Observer' don't get me votes, but you get me money.'

I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack.

Unfortunately, the world pays attention when the media shines a light on those in need, which is why it's so important that we maintain the global public will that is necessary to meet the needs of those we serve.

I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job.

If you're a baby about the media, as I was, you can't imagine what it's like when the great approval machine shines its beam on you, when every time you cross the street someone comes out of a manhole to talk about your haircut.

In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness.

I'm thrilled to have a completely new audience that I can get from Court TV, without it being my own trial. That was the only other way I would have gotten it.

I get recognised a fair bit. It goes up when 'Peep Show' or the sketch show is on the telly or when we're doing loads of interviews.

I don't like being a celebrity, really... Some people get greater praise than they deserve because they have had exposure in the media. I don't think I agree with that at all.

There's no shortage of projects we want to build. There's a shortage of money.

Heavy media attention legitimates anything …

I was tempted to raise this issue in the Senate several weeks ago, but I decided that I would get more attention if I could get it printed in the papers.

I can not enter the ring on the money basis. First, because, in the main, it is wrong and secondly, I have not, and can not get, the money.