Hal Ashby is one of my favorite filmmakers.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've been a huge fan of Hal Ashby forever. And I think that the distinctive thing about 'Coming Home' is the love story, and how - kind of emotionally real it is, and how these two characters allow each other to see their - kind of vulnerabilities. And it's great because it's a love story that's not really that cheesy, either.
I like so many different directors: Scorsese, Coppola, Cassavetes, Jarmusch, Gus van Sant, Woody Allen and the greats like Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky and among current filmmakers von Trier, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-wai.
Louis Malle is maybe one of my favorite directors, but I love Tarantino.
So I was hugely thrilled that my first scene ever on camera was with Hal Holbrook.
Rob Hardy is such a great director.
On the comedy side of what I love as a filmmaker are Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and Eddie Murphy; those are my favorites.
Susanne Bier's work I've always really enjoyed. She's just such a great filmmaker; she's very cool and very sexy - that always helps, too.
I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.
Do I have a small movie in me? Yeah, probably, when I'm 60. But I'm not Hal Ashby, I'm not Roman Polanski. I'm true to myself. Whether you like it or not.