There is a limit to how much the United States Treasury can borrow.
When I was a developer, I couldn't buy a pencil. I had no budget, nothing.
To a certain extent, I have to be the president's bad cop from time to time. I have to look people in the eye and tell them, 'No, we don't have enough money for that.' That is not a very popular thing to do in Washington.
The only chance for a guy like me is to make a decent picture for a reasonable budget. If it brings in a profit for investors, maybe I'll have the opportunity to make something else.
You don't have to spend $200 million or $100 million to make a great movie.
Government must continue to live within its means.
Look, ideally I'd like to have free money to give to everybody. The reality is in government you have to choose and make decisions.
It's insane to try to balance the budget.
I really don't want the best people at the highest cost.
I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget.
Living standards in both the public and private sector have to be brought down. The private sector has to sell more abroad and consume less at home. The government sector has to get closer to just spending what it can collect in taxes.
No matter how you look at it, one person cannot be evaluated and paid in isolation of budgets.
The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be.
When you're shooting super-low-budget - we had 20 days to shoot 'Diary,' and a little over $2 - time is money.
You have a burden going into any campaign when you're raising money to fund that effort because there's always a desire to spend more money than you have.
A low budget is uncomfortable.
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown committed to John Major's spending envelopes in 1997. No-one said that Tony Blair and John Major were identical. This happens quite often that parties actually, despite all the sound and fury, agree on the overall need to make sure that we live within our means as a country.
You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.
Once a film costs a certain amount of money, things have to round off.
The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.
Teams with limited budgets will always find times tough and results won't always go your way.
Even with a big budget, you can make a niche film.
Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
As soon as you start making a film that's expensive then the studio wants total control over all elements of it because they want to get all their money back. If you make a smaller film you can try a lot more things because you can have control over it and not just be a hired director. The lower the budget the more freedom you have.
Usually, I make such small-budget films that I can't afford to buy weather.
