We've all done things out of spite, but very rarely does it work out as fortunately as it did for Sheldon Leonard.

Leonard's resume is extensive. He previously appeared in films like It's a Wonderful Life and To Have and Have Not. In addition to acting, Leonard also worked as a producer for various popular shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Andy Griffith Show. Leonard is also credited as the creator of the latter series. 

However, Leonard was perhaps best known as a director, as it was where he did some of his best work.

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But while he certainly had a knack for directing, Leonard once revealed during an interview with the Associated Press that he became a director because of his "chronic dissatisfaction" with the entertainment industry.

According to the director, he had spent one too many days on the set of a television series disagreeing with those in charge.

"Somebody said, 'If you don't like the way we're doing it, why don't you do it yourself?'" said Leonard. The question might have been little more than a teasing note, but Leonard took it to heart. "The next thing I knew, I was a director."

This line of thinking also led Leonard to pursue producing as well. "From there, I became a producer, from being chronically dissatisfied with directors," said Leonard.

During another interview with the Fort Lauderdale News, Leonard confessed that he became a writer "to keep out of mischief."

"The material I wrote was rather ineptly handled," said Leonard. "The directors around then just weren't so capable. Forgive me for saying so, but they were over the hill. I complained so much that I ended up directing."