AI: William Wyler, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg Compared: Best Director Oscar Nominations (Part III Steven Spielberg)
“I didn’t go to film school. I was self-taught. But I had great teachers, you know? All my influencers were the directors and the writers of the movies I was watching in theaters and on television. And my film school was really the cultural heritage of Hollywood and international filmmaking because there’s no better teacher than Lubitsch or Hitchcock or Kurosawa or Kubrick, you know, or Ford or William Wyler or Billy Wilder or Clarence Brown – I mean, Val Lewton. I mean, those were my teachers.”
— Steven Spielberg, Fresh Air interview
“Spielberg is a giant. He’s one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.” – Martin Scorsese.
“Steven is a magician. He has a way of seeing the world that is both childlike and profound.” – John Williams.
“There’s no one better than Steven Spielberg at making a movie.” – Tom Hanks.