on Steven Spielberg's 'Schindler's List': "Think that's about the Holocaust? That was about success, wasn't it? The Holocaust is about 6 million people who get killed. Schindler's List is about 6…
"Sofia Coppola likes any guy who has what she wants. If she wants to be a photographer she’ll *beep* a photographer. If she wants to be a filmmaker, she’ll *beep* a filmmaker. She’s a parasite ju…
on David Fincher and his film 'Fight Club': "I saw thirty minutes of it only because our trailer is playing in front of it. And I would love to go on railing about the movie, but I'm just going t…
on Francis Ford Coppola and 'The Godfather': "Haven’t seen it - but I hate Coppola, too.... Because I hear the film is great and the only movies I want to like are my movies. I don’t want any oth…
"Tarantino named his production company after one of my films. He’d have done better to give me some money." (Tarantino named his company A Band Apart after Godard's film 'Bande à part')
on Kevin Smith (after Smith jokingly accused Burton of stealing the ending of Planet of the Apes from a Smith comic book): "Anyone who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I would …
on Kevin Smith: "He kind of created a Special Olympics for film. They just kind of lowered the standard. I’m sure their parents are proud; it’s just nothing I care to buy a ticket for."
about Tarantino's use of the N-word: "I’m not against the word, and I use it, but not excessively. And some people speak that way. But, Quentin is infatuated with that word. What does he want to …
on Stanley Kubrick: "Kubrick is a machine, a mutant, a Martian. He has no human feeling whatsoever. But it’s great when the machine films other machines, as in 2001."
on his work with David O. Russell on 'Three Kings': "David pouted through the rest of the shoot and we finished the movie, but it was truly, without exception, the worst experience of my life.&qu…
"I have no idea who Abel Ferrara is. But let him fight the windmills… I’ve never seen a film by him. I have no idea who he is. Is he Italian? Is he French? Who is he?" (Abel Ferrara directed…
Crash! Bang! Wallop! Who, in your opinion, is the greatest action movie director of all time? Special Mentions The following people are considered fine action movie directors but didn't quite make the…
The Oscars are the prime awards which are given to the best performers as well as various other professionals who are a part of the filmmaking process. Every year, the best of Hollywood is presented w…
Some directors bring with them not only extraordinary talent, but also cruelty towards the people they work with. Which director would you have been most afraid to collaborate with? Discuss here
These directors are born under the astrological sign, Sagittarius, which characterizes every person born between November 23rd and December 21st. Which one is your favorite? Discuss here
Even though they were some of the greatest directors of all time, none ever won an Oscar for directing. Which do you find the most surprising?
After voting, discuss here.
Filmmaker Sam Peckinpah has a reputation for slow-motion and intense violence that he paired together masterfully. Unfortunately, he didn't make many films before his untimely death when he was 59, bu…
These directors are born under the astrological sign, Pisces, which characterizes every person born between February 19th and March 20th. Which one is your favorite? Discuss here
The Nobel Prize is an award bestowed to people who distinguished themselves in Literature, Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Peace. Based on nominations by the IMDb Poll Board, which of …
You have no food. No shelter. No company. On the plus side, you've got a TV, Blu-Ray player, electricity supply and an entire filmography of a film director with you! What are the chances?! But whos…
Which of these quotes about the specific mechanics of filmmaking by a director is the most interesting? Discuss the list here To vote in a poll featuring the thoughts of legendary directors, click h…
After having a poll for Excellent Directors Who Never Won the Oscar here is a poll for some of the greatest directors of all time who have never won an Oscar for Directing, but still have a chance to …
New Hollywood, American New Wave, or Hollywood Renaissance refers to a movement in American film history from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, when a new generation of young filmmakers came to promin…