“I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television ...” — George R. R. Martin Quote

“I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently the reaction to my scripts. People would say, 'You know, George, this is great. We love it, a terrific script, but it would cost five times our budget to shoot this.'”

“Of course it's not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.”

“The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some.”

“Sonali Cable' is not a low budget film, it's a normal budget film.”

“If taxpayer money were limitless, we wouldn't need a budget at all.”

“I was only 15 when 'Popworld' started. We had no money, no budget, no one knew who we were - they just wanted a nice pop show.”