My hands were tied in terms of going to Ireland for half the shoot because of budget considerations by the producers.

That's just the name of the company of our unit nurse in the English scenes of the shoot.

Legally, I feel my hands are tied

When I started making films, all the theaters, the screen would slide open the widest possible point, and that would be widescreen. But now, theaters are geared up for around 16:9, so scope is now 'letterboxed.' In a way, if you want the big picture, you shoot 16:9.

Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

We are a very rural county. Our hands were just tied. Now citizens have a recourse.