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*Often cited [[John Ford]] as one of his favorite directors, and used that director's ''[[The Searchers]]'' (1956) in particular as a reference point while shooting his epic films (e.g. ''Lawrence'' and ''Zhivago'').
*A favorite director of [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[George Lucas]], and innumerable others. Lucas has referenced his films (''Lawrence'' in particular) throughout his ''[[Star Wars]]'' film series.
*Frequently attempted to work with [[Marlon Brando]], but was never able to. He offered Brando the title role in ''Lawrence'', as well as the role of Victor Komarovsky in ''Doctor Zhivago'' (which went to [[Rod Steiger]], and was also planning for him to be in his production of ''Nostromo'' which he had planned before his death.
==Filmography==
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