It's not like Hollywood has a shortage of egotistical special snowflakes. And given the competitiveness of the business, a large chunk of say union film direct

It's not like Hollywood has a shortage of egotistical special snowflakes. And given the competitiveness of the business, a large chunk of say union film directors really are special snowflakes. But they realize there's a benefit to having a standard basis for all deals, and standards of work environments, and things producers aren't allowed to do, and things they have to pay extra for. And there's the flip side too. The tradespeople in the IATSE unions know they are well-paid for their work. They know they're lucky to have gained access to the jobs they have. And so they hold their work to a very high standard. They take an extreme amount of pride in those standards, and they're almost always worth what they cost. That is to say, there's a way to turn that pride and ego into an asset, and to make it work for a union rather than against it.