Curtis Hanson, 71, Director Of ‘L.A. Confidential’, ‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’, ‘8 Mile’

“Throughout his career, Hanson strived to re-create the level of actor-director intimacy and trust that he felt [Humphrey] Bogart and [Nicholas] Ray enjoyed, and which produced such raw on-screen emotion. As a result, Hanson developed a reputation among actors as a director who was particularly intuitive.”