On the Other Hand, the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Posted by Ace on August 16th, 2010 filed in quotes

“The writer has made the oft-repeated statement that this show will cost 98 cents to shoot.  Please keep him out of my office.  I know that he will try to convince me that this show will cost 98 cents to shoot.  I can’t afford to take the time to explain to him why it will cost more than 98 cents to shoot.  I have been down this road with him before.  Tell the writer that if he insists on arguing budget with me, in the future I shall have to restrict him from my couch.  He will no longer be allowed to sleep on my couch or to come in and stand on my desk.  I will have him taken away by the ‘Civil People.’  He will also be denied the right to eat any leaves off my secretary’s plant.  He shall have to find emotional nourishment elsewhere.”

–staff comment on an (original series) Star Trek script, as quoted in The Making of Star Trek (Stephen E. Whitfield)


2 Responses to “On the Other Hand, the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same”

  1. Neuro Says:
    August 16th, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    This is a bizarre statement.

  2. Ace Says:
    August 16th, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    My personal favorite out of all the script comments recounted was, “Page 14A caused me to become exceedingly cruel to my wife and children the other night. And it is only one-eighth of a page.”