"It's never enough money but it's a lot of money and I hope we'll spend it well."
Slumdog millionaire director Danny Boyle's response to being appointed as the artistic director of London's 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, along with the associated £40m budget.
It could be argued that spending £40m on a ceremony is waste of money whatever is in it.
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