Consistently Quote by J. Hoberman

The book is what we have come to expect from Marion: challenging, subtle and nuanced analyses, dassling formulations, . . a provocative and original philosophical genius.

— John D. Caputo

As Claude LeLouche said, his favorite American director is Sergio Leone. Not because I would be American, but because I was dealing with subject…

— Sergio Leone

I think I'm a very American director, but I probably should have been making movies somewhere around 1976. I never left the mainstream of…

— James Gray

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.

— Michael Pitt

I like a lot of international people. Julie Taymore, the American director - she's one of the most exciting directors I've seen.

— Steven Berkoff

I don't say, 'Francis Ford Coppola, what a wonderful Italian-American director.' I judge him based on his film, his craft, his art. That's the…

— Bill Duke

Every time I make an American film I just trust the American director and American writer. Myself, I would never make this kind of…

— Jackie Chan

I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.

— Kathryn Bigelow

The sci-fi movies I grew up with, the metaphor was very rich, and they used to really mean something: David Cronenberg's films, or John…

— Edgar Wright

You can't compare David Cronenberg's 'The Fly' to the older version.

— Leigh Whannell

Sometimes I go, 'Wow, this is a director I really, really want to work with,' like David Cronenberg. I haunted David Cronenberg for years…

— Holly Hunter

Cosmopolis is the movie of my life. I didn't consider myself an actor before, even if I had 10 years of acting behind me.…

— Robert Pattinson