Money talks
“We made good money, but it was just a headline because it wasn’t anything like what the fashion industry was making out of us… I didn’t feel we had become too spoilt and rich. The industry was still run by men.”
Model Naomi Campbell (pictured) on Linda Evangelista’s famous claim in the heydey of the supermodels that she would not get out of bed for less than $10,000, quoted in The Times
“There’s a lot of advertising money in podcasts if you get it right, so it can have significant financial rewards – though I still drive a Volvo, a very middle-class choice of car.” Dominic Sandbrook, copresenter of the podcast The Rest is History, quoted in The Telegraph
“Don’t think I don’t like money… I love it. I want as much of it as I can get. I am greedy for it.” Actress Miriam Margolyes on being fond of money despite being a socialist, quoted in The Times
“I’ve been saying this since the ‘80s, when movie ticket prices were $5 for everyone in America. And then all of a sudden they started moving up…This is a working man’s art form… It’s not opera, it’s not theatre, it’s not going to a big concert.The idea was that anybody could go and see a movie.That was one of the reasons why movies flourished in the ‘30s. And it’s not anymore. We have priced them out.”
“I turned down £22,000 on Deal or No Deal in the hopes of winning £250,000.What an idiot — 22 grand would have been life-changing. I walked away with a £10 note in my pocket. I was devastated. Later I went on the show as a celebrity and won 50p. Between two shows half a million was up for grabs, and I won £10.50.”
TV personality Olly Murs, quoted in The Times