Werner Herzog Quotes

I sign off not only every investment, but every dollar that goes out the door - I'm aware of it.

I try not to shoot unnecessarily or spend on extra expenses that normally happen on a film set - like actors' fees.

Expenses should never exceed one percent of our purchases.

Automating some of your finances can be incredibly convenient and is a great way to save time, but automating everything makes it too easy to go on autopilot and forget to pay attention to your personal finances.

You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo.

It is important to be financially savvy when you turn producer. As a director, you just need to have a good script in hand.

We're failing when it comes to controlling spending.

There must be some flexibility in the budget. You cannot have too much discipline.

I have been working on one film at a time. One film recovers a little cost and that helps me move on to the next one.

We don't have a revenue problem in Annapolis. We have a spending problem we need to control.

The first thing I control is the cost by not shooting for many days. It is not control, but somebody has to drive the whole thing. If I shoot unnecessary things, it will raise cost.

There's always a concern over budget with film too but people are more extravagant when they're making a feature. In television everything's tight, everything's paired down and it's just a question of making it look expensive.

I'm just thinking of 2001, which I think is the most expensive independent film ever made - which is great, someday I hope I will do one. But I know the parameters when I got onto this project - I have to take care of everyone, make sure that they are all on board, and this process interests me.

I had very deep concerns about my financial status because I found that up until "Let's Dance" I was virtually broke again. I had been so irresponsible in how I dealt with my financial affairs. I take full responsibility for that.

As you manage your money, you manage your life.

Some people make movies and think, "Well, I'll just keep asking for more money if this isn't enough." And then there are other people, like Clint Eastwood, who always come in under budget.

If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.

I've always been pretty careful at keeping track of my spending, so using my debit card is often the easiest way of doing that.

I know what it takes to balance budgets. I have done it my entire life.

We have to get serious about living within our means.

Some films go so well, and some films are disappointing. It's the beauty of the craft. You get it right, and you get it wrong. You have tremendous highs, and you have tremendous lows. Hopefully, you learn from them and become better, as you go along.

I don't let nobody sign for my money. Me and my wife write our own checks. So, if there's some money missing, we know how it got missing.

Balancing your money is the key to having enough.

Live beyond your means, then you're forced to work hard, you have to succeed.

Save for your goals. Take note of what's coming your way - vacations, the holidays, what ever is going to cost you money - and start saving ahead of time so that you have a stash when the time comes.