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Great Directors With Beards!

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I've noticed all the great directors have a beard. Coppela (er, Francis Ford that is, not Sofia!), Spielberg, Scott, Cameron, Lucas, Fincher, Jackson, Kubrick, Burton... the list goes on and on. Even Nimoy grows a beard especially for his directing duties (apart from the Star Trek films he also stars in), and Jonathan Frakes even grew a beard before his directing duties. I'm sure it was his beard that convinced Paramount to take a chance on him directing (but they let him direct a few TV episodes first... his beard was far to neat for him to have the apperance of a true great director).

I have a beard. It's often quite a messy beard. Have I missed by true vocational calling?
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heh, I take it you caught that bbc special on moviepix last night?
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I'm gonna grow a beard so I can become a famous director! :D
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Well I intend on growing a beard after high school (the "no facial hair" school rule must die) and I also intend on directing, so here's hoping I'm successful. :D
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I personally like fat directors with beards, myself - Moore, Jackson, Smith - big fan of their films. :D

Are you - uh - bigger, as well, Netty? Maybe that would help, too! :lol:
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I suppose I was... let's say "large". But I'm getting thinner now!

Much as I like Smith's work, I would hardly call him a great director. But then again, Dogma and Jay and Slient Bob Strike Back did have some shots with a moving camera :) Perhaps Smith will be the next great director of our generation.

I wonder if Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back will ever get the critical acclaim of Citizen Kane?

I've just realised, while John Landis has a beard (as you would expect) Joe Dante doesn't! And never has! :o
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It's all about the glasses. Wes Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, Coppola, Spielberg, Kubrick, etc. :)
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Post by Loomis »

You are on to something here....

Kevin Smith & George Romero have beards. And both of them are a little heavy.

I have a beard, a bit of tummy and I am good writer with a view to directing! You will hear my name again I'm sure :P

Thus, 2099's theory is proved.

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