If Lucas felt Kurtz "never said no to anything" and he was worried about going over budget, it may be that he didn't want to have to explain it to Kurtz, and just wanted to move on to the next thing.
If Lucas felt Kurtz "never said no to anything" and he was worried about going over budget, it may be that he didn't want to have to explain it to Kurtz, and just wanted to move on to the next thing.