Barry Sonnenfeld
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Podcast Appearances
By the way, whenever you want to lose a scene, it's always some executive's favorite scene in the movie.
So I said, Mike, you have no choice.
We've got to come in at $30 million, and losing this scene puts us at $30 million.
Mike says, don't tell me I have no choice.
I'm the head of the studio.
What's it going to cost to put that scene back in?
250,000.
You got it.
Okay.
That's another example, by the way, of let it be their decision.
And finally, and most important, always carry a photo of how you like your steak prepared.
Now,
So here's what you do.
You order a steak.
The waiter says, how would you like it prepared?
And you say, what does your restaurant call this?
The waiter looks at it and says, oh, that's our medium rare plus.
You say, I would like a medium rare plus New York strip, please.
Never, ever, ever, ever say, cook it like this, because that's giving the chef a line reading, and they don't like it.
In fact...