The inequalities are greater now than in '92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the 'equal level' very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Just put down 9/11... I think, on most things I'm liberal, except on defending ourselves and keeping half the money. Those things I'm kind of conservative on. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I mean, anything that money can be made off will never be a problem to make, no matter what it is. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I've actually been able to make some money at a racetrack. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
And we've got to ask ourselves some very serious questions as to whether or not certain religious leaders, in terms of raising money - I hate to bring this up - are pushing hot buttons. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
In troubled times the last thing you want to do is to stick your money into a film. It's such a gamble. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>