The word kowtow has appeared in 10 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 16 in “Every Star Wants a Documentary Now. But Is It Just P.R.?” by Calum Marsh:
“This is the thing. I know people go, ‘Oh, his company was involved,’” Stevens said. “But they honestly wanted to tell the best, most honest story. They didn’t want to do a branded Beckham piece.” Stevens said that while he was initially skeptical of making the film under the aegis of Beckham’s company, having no interest in “puffy bio-pieces,” he agreed on the condition that he retain final cut and that Beckham would be willing to “get into some uncomfortable territory.”
“The key was to stay true to my vision and not kowtow to their vision,” Stevens said. “The shocking thing, and the beautiful thing, was that they were really trusting.”
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