Yuri Milner Quotes

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly.

People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.

I never turned a part down when they offered me money.

Certainly after '21' I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of money.

Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm making a ton of money, and not because it's going to be something special.'

In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me, we'll put a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow, which is a hard thing to turn down.

If you're looking for immediate rewards, you're only looking for the money.

I count myself fortunate to be able to contribute to this work; and the great interest which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has shown in my work and the recognition that it has paid to my past successes, convince me that I am not on the wrong track.

I think when you start talking about money, it stops the whole creative process for me.

Other than my foundation - mentoring programs - everything I do is for money.

I've gotten out of bed a lot of days for a lot less than $10,000.

Those who labour in this publick Service, must also be maintained in a proportionable splendour; and must withall have the means to allure men with some kinde of reward, even in this life; forasmuch, as many heretofore followed even Christ himself, but for the Loaves he gave them.

If I was a research scientist, I'd want people to say, 'You know what, he's a great research scientist, that Ricky Gervais. He's really good, really good.' You know, I'd go to award ceremonies for research scientists and go, 'Yeah, I really worked hard, yeah.' It's brilliant.

Money has never been a motivation.

I always thought once you get your contract, I think that's when the accolades and all that stuff comes.

I would never refuse a film or do a film for a certain amount of money.

One of the things that's great about the financial industry is, it's really financially rewarding.

I am not motivated by money.

Some people are motivated by money - I'm not one of them.

Like everyone else, rich people respond to incentives.

I moved here in 1997. It's 20 years later, and I finally feel like I'm in this business. I feel like I could call my manager if I wanted to set up a meeting to pitch something and actually get it done, based on my history and the work I've done. I can't say that I felt that way five years ago.

From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.

When a director you admire says that he wants to work with you, it's always a compliment, very good for your ego.

If I had a weak ego, and doubts about this, the first genome would not yet have been completed with US and UK government funding.

Working with Shankar is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.