The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that’s changing. It happened to the music industry and now it’s happening to the film studios. It’s crazy what’s going on. But artists should have control of their work especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea.

Lynch contrasts artistic creation with the commercial machinery that finances and distributes films. He argues that business imperatives—market testing, branding, executive interference—have historically distorted or diluted artistic intentions (“goofed up so many things”). Yet he also suggests a shift: as the music industry was disrupted by new technologies and distribution models, film studios are likewise being forced to adapt, potentially weakening old gatekeeping structures. The core claim is normative: artists should retain control over their work. His maxim—never refuse a good idea, never accept a bad one—frames artistic integrity as a discipline of judgment, resisting compromise even amid industrial pressure.