"A picture is worth a thousand dollars."
 
 "This is advertising, it has nothing whatsoever to do with reality."
 
  "Absolutely, that deadline's firm!  But then you might need to leave some more time open next
  week on this."

  "It's not about information, it's image."
 
  "We write ads son, we write ads or people die, it's that simple."

  "I know the product can't do that!  Just make it look like it can."

  "But officer, this is for advertising... it's okay!"

  So, what do you do for a living?  "I don't know."

  "Seems kind of obtuse."

  "For awhile I specialized in jobs that got cancelled.  Now I specialize in jobs that never get
  past the discussion phase."

  "Don't worry we can fix it in post, if the ad runs at all."

  "Freelance is just another word for nothin' left to lose."

  Assistant: One who probably knows more, and is quite possibly better than you.  But has yet
  to convince your clients of this.

  "You want to schedule the reshoot now?  Or wait until the client sees it?"

  "I'm not very good, so I have to take a lot of shots."

 "Very nice, dramatic, I like it.  But now can you shoot it without shadows?"

  And finally: "Anything for the shot."
  has many timbres - uplifting and positive in the morning
                                  excited when embarking on something adventurous
                                  resigned when risking life and limb (hanging from swaying scaffolding)
                                  muttered while observing a rampaging lion in the studio, broken equipment and product fires
                                  and a toast to success at the end of it all!