Predecessor Quotes

(From an interview expressing concern over making Conan the Destroyer (1984) less brutal than its predecessor, Conan the Barbarian (1982)) I think it`s a mistake. I know Sylvester Stallone made an extra $20 million because he got a PG rating for Rocky III (1982), but it`s a matter of how much you want to stay within the character`s reality. Can you slaughter people and never see blood? Is it possible? You must have battles. That`s part of life, war, and the world of Conan.

It seems to have noticeably more grip than its predecessor.

I`m confident that, were I mayor, I would do some things differently than he has. But I think there`s a world of difference between him and his immediate predecessor.

If he found out I was sleeping, he`d call the local newspaper, ... That`s what he did to my predecessor.

Well, actually, I had been working as a consultant to former companies of Enron, or predecessor companies of Enron and, so, I joined in 1990 to really start our wholesale merchant business.

It`s very common in elected official positions that when you come into office you reuse what was left by your predecessor. Whereas in an agency, you have a predictable amount of use and should be able to maintain an appropriate amount of inventory.