The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that.
Bill KurtisFirst of all, I'm a Midwesterner, being from Kansas, and Chicago is basically a big Midwestern cow town. It was built from the stockyards, and everyone is very friendly, and it's at the edge of the tallgrass prairie. There's just a good feel to it.
Bill KurtisYou need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo.
Bill KurtisIn L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a better job.
Bill Kurtis