In picture-making the writer is the most important cog in the wheel.

What the heck is a king? I'm a cog in the wheel.

("You say you've never made a picture before?") Yes, but that's our strongest weak point

Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.

To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.

Let's bring it up to date with some snappy nineteenth century dialogue