If you’ve only got a hammer, you see everything as a nail.
I like this as an example. Rather, think about everything that you can do with the hammer.
It’s nice not to have your expectations being satisfied every time, not being told what to think.
Fuck Hollywood.
Listen to your ingredients
Think creatively about the limitations of your medium, what you can and can’t do, what you can and can’t make, in order to make the best thing possible.