I spend... twenty times more for you people than any other commercial I've ever made. You are such pests! Now what is it you want? In your... depths of your ignorance, what is it you want? Whatever it is you want, I can't deliver, 'cause I just don't see it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Welles expresses frustration with unsatisfied clients who demand impossible things.
- In plain terms
- I pay you well but you want things I cannot provide.
- What can you take from it?
- Clients may demand outcomes beyond what is feasible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What can't be delivered?
- How to manage unrealistic expectations?
Another view
Sometimes client demands stem from misunderstanding not ignorance.
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