John Scalzi Quotes

Somebody said once 'Follow the money' and that is what it is all about.

The studios will go wherever they smell money. It's like sharks to the blood.

I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.

Most people are squeamish about saying how much they earn, but in medicine the situation seems especially fraught. Doctors aren't supposed to be in it for the money, and the more concerned a doctor seems to be about making money the more suspicious people become about the care being provided.

I don't mind rude people. I want people that I can make money with, so if their executional abilities are good, and they're arrogant and rude, I don't care.

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.

I mean, anything that money can be made off will never be a problem to make, no matter what it is.

Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making.

You don't hear a film director saying 'Money mustn't go out of the industry' to actors. You don't hear a concert promoter saying 'We must make sure that money doesn't go out of our industry' to Elton John. Some people in football seem to think, 'Never mind the players, let's get on with the game.'

I'm very interested in what people will do for money. Money: it's timeless.

Money trumps peace sometimes. There are a lot of very powerful commercial interests around the world.

Almost everybody thinks that the fight is about ideology. Everybody will tell you, 'Well, the fighting is all about the Middle East.' 'Well, it's about Muslims starting jihad.' 'It's about terrorism.' 'It's about this or that.' And no, it's not. It's about money.

I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.

Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money.

People who don't want to give a creator money are never going to give a creator money.

Nobody takes any change seriously unless there's some money involved.

There’s not a single question about television that can’t be answered in one word: money.

Isn’t it the case that foreigners always want money?

We're not making records for the fun of it; we're in it to make money.

That's the principal guiding feature of all interviews today is money.

I think it's a completely good thing to want to do business, to want to make money and be a success in the marketplace, to get the attention of customers. I'm not in the business of pointing fingers or blaming companies, but there is a limit to everything.

If you are focused on profits right out of the gate, you're gonna have the smallest profitable business that has ever been seen.

In big movies, interests are not aligned between those above the line and the financier, because above the line gets paid whether the movie works or not. The financier only makes money if the movie works, and that fundamentally sets up a contentious relationship.

Don't kid yourself: The justice system is a business. It's about money.

For Trump, it's always about Trump and how he makes more money.