The More You Get Humble.....It Is A Good Thing

Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott, Four More Directors on the Decline of "Middle-Class Films," Facing Retirement.

Put six of the world's greatest filmmakers together in one room, and it's inevitable they'll talk about their favorite films. But who'd have thought a visual stylist like Ridley Scott would have chosen an Australian comedy (Muriel's Wedding) or that David O. Russell would sing the praises of an old British comedy called Hobson's Choice? Those were some of the surprises that emerged when the filmmakers — Danny Boyle (Steve Jobs), 59; Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl), 43; Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant), 52; Russell (Joy), 57; Scott (The Martian), 78; and Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight), 52 — gathered in an L.A. photo studio on the morning of Nov. 12 to talk about the thing they love most. Another surprise? To see how thrilled Tarantino was to be seated next to Scott — and to hear the story of how Scott called Stanley Kubrick to help fix a problem on his classic Blade Runner.

Credited: The Hollywood Reporters