“Nowadays, you have to know exactly what a movie will be before you start making it, which means, usually, you end up with something that’s already been done.”
This quote is from an article in the New York Times written by Sam Wasson, about Francis Ford Coppola’s movie “Megalopolis.”
I couldn’t help but substitute “book” for “movie,” and wonder how true this is.
If not 100%, it’s at least enough to give one pause.