"If we actually had to go pitch it to several people, they would have come up with all kinds of reasons why this wouldn't work," Rodriguez says.

I run into this all the time, experts, mentors, advisors, professors, consultants and peers all wanting filmmakers, writers to feed the Hollywood monster machine that outputs 85% shit.

Seek along the lines of the exception, not the rule. Innovate! Rob Rod did it, that's the way to go.