Two Brains Are Better Than One At one point during this process, I found myself sitting at a small table in a library. While looking through a stack of papers for something completely unrelated, my eye fell upon some of my initial notes from the beginning of this project. I was surprised to find the information I had been working with since the early days of the project still applicable. The information was the results from an analysis done on the filmography of Stanley Kubrick. As much as I found his work brilliant, I found myself a bit underwhelmed with the list of people he has worked with. Then, this morning, I sat down and analyzed my own work and realized the same feeling. I did not have a large list of credits. However, when I thought about it a bit more, I found myself with quite a list. I may not be an elite director, but I am an elite filmmaker. This is a list of the people who have influenced my work and helped me become the filmmaker I am today: The Auteurs Alfred Hitchcock Sebastián Lelio Mike Nichols Spike Jonze Stephen Soderbergh Stanley Kubrick John Frankenheimer William Friedkin John Carpenter Ridley Scott Paul Thomas Anderson Richard Linklater Francis Ford Coppola John Huston D. A. Pennebaker Jerry Lewis William Friedkin Tobe Hooper James Cameron David Fincher Quentin Tarantino Ridley Scott James Cameron David Fincher George Lucas Steven Spielberg Martin Scorsese Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino Peter Jackson Francis Ford Coppola William Friedkin J. F. Lawton Paul Greengrass Danny Boyle Bryan Singer Paul Greengrass Paul Greengrass Sidney Lumet James Cameron John Huston William Wyler John Huston Lars von Trier David Fincher The New Wave Terrence Malick Richard Linklater David Fincher Ridley Scott George Lucas Jim Cameron Quentin Tarantino Paul Thomas Anderson William Friedkin Jonathan Demme Danny Boyle Stephen Frears Peter Greenaway Paul Greengrass Peter Jackson Ridley Scott Andy Garcia James Cameron Danny Boyle John Hillcoat Paul Thomas Anderson William Friedkin Marlon Brando Andy Garcia Quentin Tarantino J. M. Ledgard Lars Von Trier Paul Greengrass James Cameron David Fincher Andy Garcia The Master of Adaptation David Fincher J. M. Ledgard Paul Thomas Anderson Ridley Scott Paul Greengrass Christopher Nolan George Lucas Alan J. Pakula Danny Boyle Christopher Nolan Paul Greengrass Paul Thomas Anderson David Fincher Christopher Nolan John Huston Danny Boyle Sam Mendes David Fincher J. M. Ledgard Lars von Trier Paul Greengrass Christopher Nolan Ridley Scott Christopher Nolan George Lucas Alan J. Pakula David Fincher The Lone Auteur Alfred Hitchcock Sebastián Lelio Stanley Kubrick James Cameron Quentin Tarantino David Fincher Andy Garcia James Cameron Paul Thomas Anderson Ridley Scott Quentin Tarantino David Fincher William Friedkin John Huston Danny Boyle Quentin Tarantino John Huston Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan Danny Boyle William Friedkin Stephen Soderbergh Robert Altman John Huston William Friedkin David Fincher John Huston Alfred Hitchcock Quentin Tarantino David Fincher John Huston Danny Boyle Jonathan Glazer Danny Boyle Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino Ridley Scott Danny Boyle Ridley Scott The Master of Space Opera Stanley Kubrick Ridley Scott Alfred Hitchcock Ridley Scott J. M. Ledgard Sidney Lumet John Milius Ridley Scott J. M. Ledgard David Fincher William Friedkin Alfred Hitchcock Jonathan Demme Christopher Nolan David Fincher Alan J. Pakula Paul Thomas Anderson Stephen Soderbergh Christopher Nolan David Fincher Ridley Scott Quentin Tarantino Paul Greengrass Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan David Fincher Andy Garcia James Cameron David Fincher Sidney Lumet Ridley Scott Peter Greenaway Ridley Scott The Master of Historical Films Alfred Hitchcock Quentin Tarantino Danny Boyle David Fincher Ted Kotcheff Ridley Scott Jim Cameron William Friedkin William Wyler James Cameron David Fincher Quentin Tarantino John Milius William Wyler John Ford John Ford Jim Cameron Frank Darabont Quentin Tarantino Andrew Stanton David Fincher David Fincher William Wyler Ted Kotcheff Ted Kotcheff James Cameron David Fincher J. M. Ledgard Sidney Lumet Peter Greenaway Quentin Tarantino Ridley Scott Jim Cameron Danny Boyle Danny Boyle David Fincher J. M. Ledgard Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino Ridley Scott Alan J. Pakula Ridley Scott David Fincher J. M. Ledgard David Fincher Paul Greengrass Quentin Tarantino Actors and Actresses Bryan Cranston Andy Garcia Samuel L. Jackson Dylan McDermott Tom Cruise James Marsden Joaquin Phoenix Tom Cruise Bryan Cranston John Malkovich Christian Bale Jim Carrey Bryan Cranston Jim Carrey Johnny Depp Kevin Bacon Dylan McDermott John Travolta John Travolta James Marsden Samuel L. Jackson Jim Carrey Dwayne Johnson Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston James Marsden Seth MacFarlane Johnny Depp Christian Bale Johnny Depp Joaquin Phoenix Danny McBride Joaquin Phoenix Stephen Fry Joaquin Phoenix Peter Dinklage Ewan McGregor Jim Carrey Stephen Fry Christian Bale Kiefer Sutherland Seth MacFarlane Jon Favreau Jim Carrey Danny McBride Andy Serkis Andy Serkis Cillian Murphy Christian Bale Kevin Smith Peter Dinklage Ewan McGregor Christopher Walken Damon Lindelof Johnny Depp Jeff Goldblum Kiefer Sutherland Kevin Smith Alan Rickman Billy Connolly Mark Strong Christian Bale Jim Carrey Kevin Bacon Kevin Smith Seth MacFarlane Jason Statham Kevin Smith Michael Fassbender Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Walken Vincent Gallo Jeffrey Dean Morgan Christian Bale Christian Bale Jim Carrey Matthew McConaughey David Morse John C. Reilly