A friend (in a completely different line of work) said that the reason that directors (he works in TV) liked him was that he never said no, he always gave them

A friend (in a completely different line of work) said that the reason that directors (he works in TV) liked him was that he never said no, he always gave them options. Yes you can have the helicopter for that shot you want but you'll need to lose this, this or this from the rest of the episode. It's a great lesson for most things in life.