I find it encouraging to read behind-the-scenes stories of the strife and tensions that often accompany the creative process. One of my favorite films, Terence Malick's Days of Heaven was sidelined in the middle of shooting while the parties sought to reconcile artistic differences.
This inescapable phenomenon has certainly been true in my own brief venture into filmmaking, typically from well-meaning clients insistence on a misplaced allegiance to the literal:
If you want to watch more TV, the universe won’t bother you.
But if you want to do work that matters, it’s going to be a fight. – Shawn Blanc