(17 quotes found)
“Fast companies have come and gone.”
Samir Husni
“Nobody pays ahead of time. You can have a contract; if you file for bankruptcy, it all becomes meaningless.”
“It's getting easier and easier to start a magazine, but it's harder and harder to keep it running. The reality is after you start a magazine, you are hit by the big reality that there is no money coming in and no readers.”
“There's an inherent fear in this country of pictures of naked men. We've been trained to look at pictures of naked women, but we haven't been trained yet to look at pictures of naked men.”
“If they really believe in their Web sites, then why do I need a magazine, and isn't it just a vehicle to drive me to the Web? Sooner or later I'll just get my fill from the Web.”
“The only reason we need another men's magazine is because it has Vogue attached. That is the status (publication) of the most powerful fashion brands worldwide. Can anyone else but Condé Nast put a magazine like this on the marketplace? No. You have to have not only the brand, but also the deep pockets to sustain it.”
“Ms. did well at the height of the feminist movement and then it faded. Ms. was aimed at a need, that women needed to prove themselves. Cosmo is not something women need. It's something women desire.”
