If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.
“The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper.”
“The bill then says if the Senate does not act, then H.R. 1 (the House-passed bill that cuts $61 billion) will be the law of the land. In addition to that, it says that if all else fails, and the Senate brings about a shutdown, then members should not get their pay.”