Arthur Cohn Quotes

Stanley Kubrick is one of the geniuses of this century.

Martin Scorsese is one of the great filmmakers of all time.

I love Brian De Palma.

It was Howard Hawks who changed my life.

I've always felt that, although Truffaut was greatly revered and admired, at the same time, in terms of film and how much he loved film, he was underestimated.

I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

Fellini was a little lofty for a teenage boy, but certainly he was a huge influence.

Tarsem Singh was such a fantastic director.

I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.

Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life.

David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

I think all the great studio filmmakers are dead or no longer working. I don't put myself, my friends, and other contemporary filmmakers in their category. I just see us doing some work.

Godard is incredibly brilliant, the things he says. Apparently here in France, the most interesting thing when a new film of his is going to come out are his press conferences, because he's so brilliant.

I have worked with some very great directors.

I'm a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, a big Hitchcock fan.

I love David Fincher and I think he's a genius.

Michael Winterbottom is one of the great directors of this century.

I remember those days with Bergman with great nostalgia. We were aware that the films were going to be quite important, and the work felt meaningful.

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

It is universally agreed that Jean Renoir was one of the greatest of all directors, and he was also one of the warmest and most entertaining.

Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there's no doubt he's influenced every one of my films.

Mankiewicz was a brilliant director.

I love what many of my contemporaries are doing, especially people like Terry Gilliam, David Cronenberg, P. T. Anderson, and Alfonso Cuaron.