A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was four years old. And what was always important was writing, writing, writing.
Spare no expense to save money on this one.
You've got to take the bitter with the sour.
This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it.