I love test screenings. Some directors don't, I know. But I love it. I think it's because I come from the theatre and in the theatre, previews are where you really have to listen to the audience and really feel how they're responding. I found our test screenings incredibly useful.
The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.
No amounts of stone and bone could yield the kinds of information that the paintings gave so freely.