Shakespeare is the Joss Whedon of his generation.
You give up a lot when you enter the years of parenting. It's a sacrifice.
The inherent corruption of man can often bring down the best system.
I think with the smaller-scale projects, the burden for success falls more squarely on the shoulders of the actors and the director and the script.
Sometimes time constraints bring out something cool.
Anybody who believes and experiences their life and doesn't have shades of gray in it doesn't live where I live and is simply not in touch with the reality of the human condition.