Often if a picture is in trouble one way or another, there are ways to salvage it, through reshoots or whatever.

Something we often struggle with on pictures is the right way to shoot live-action elements that are for an environment that's very complicated from a lighting standpoint. An example is a starship flying through an environment that's constantly changing.

Locally, I'll vote one way and nationally, maybe another.

I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.

There are things that I am nostalgic about from the 'good old days.' I loved motion control cameras, actually. I love the way they sound. I used to do a lot of miniature work, and it's still warranted, but it's done less often, largely for budgetary, schedule, and flexibility reasons.

In animation, you can often defer decisions or make changes later.