"Hollywood's 'female director problem' has been the source of much dialogue over the past several years.
The directors' problems are hardly Texas-specific.
When we meet, we often talk about anything but work, though of course it does come up from time to time – how we're getting on with our directors, problems we might be experiencing on set.
In a briefing on Friday, Dr. Thomas Frieden, the C.D.C. director, acknowledged problems with the vaccine production.
In the 12 years that he has run the opera house, he has transformed it from an institution beset by a succession of artistic directors, funding problems and a reputation for elitest money-wasting, to a model of balanced budgets, expanded access and artistic stability.
If part of a director's job is problem-solving, however, then he manages to find some of the most pleasurable and creative work behind the camera you're ever likely to see.
"With cameramen and directors, the problem is always one of communication.
"With cameramen and directors, the problem is always one of communication," Coutard said that year.
An elected group of prison councillors meets once a fortnight with the director, to discuss problems.
Robert Groves, the census director, said the problems stemmed from a late change from a handheld device system to the paper-based system.
Whether or not that's the answer to the planet's current problems, director Brad Bird deserves praise for packing such big ideas into such an accessible, rip-roaring, retro-futurist adventure.
