I really don't agree all that much. The point that some people are good at one thing, not so great at another, should not detract from purported "artistic integrity." Someone may be a splendid screenwriter, but a horrendous director. Someone may be an absolutely wonderful director, but not such a great writer. A graphic novelist may have great story ideas, but no drawing ability whatsoever.
That doesn't detract from their particular skill at all. Just because someone has a talent at something doesn't mean they have to have a talent in every aspect of that something, able to pull it off single-handedly. That's just not realistic. That's where collaboration comes in; when two or more individuals who are talented at different things, and work together to make a final product that's as good as they can. That's to be applauded.
The quarterback doesn't throw the ball down the field and catch it himself, block for himself...and that doesn't take away from him or her doing what they do well.
It doesn't diminish any sort of integrity; it's people playing to their own personal strengths, acknowledging their own shortcomings, and working with others to make something better than they could have done alone.
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