And it was for American Playhouse just before they shut up shop. They had final cut, even though they had a relationship with Samuel Goldwyn who didn't want me to cast Lili Taylor . But I wasn't reporting to them, I was reporting to American Playhouse , so that was pretty good. That the cut that we agreed on was the cut that I wanted. I would just say, in general terms, that it is a terrible situation right now, that the director has so little freedom in casting.
People are so afraid of taking chances.
It doesn't make me jaded. I think I was naive, because I hadn't those kinds of problems on my first film. I wasn't prepared for it. Now, I'd be more looking out for it. It's just undercutting you so badly, the thought of making a movie with a lead actor that you didn't want is horrifying to me.