[whereasandsoforth]

He's not half the director he use to be. He's Semi-Woody now. But, he does have a point. He comes from the old days when artist control overruled every other concern in film making. His past successes have fed his reputation and his ego. He is above being scrutinized by money people without his experience.

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

He comes from the old days when artist control overruled every other concern in film making.

Those days never existed. Stories of directors struggling with studios are as old as Hollywood itself. The only directors allowed relative free reign were the ones who consistently delivered financial success, like DeMille. "Red Ink" Allen's arrangements are the exception, rather than the rule, and his refusal to allow the studio to even see the script is unique, as far as I know.