Thank you, Flavorwire, for reminding us of the dark side of creative genius. In “The 30 Harshest Filmmaker-on-Filmmaker Insults In History,” Flavorwire reveals the competitive, nasty side of many beloved filmmakers. Bigmouth Kevin Smith is a dart magnet: but he gives as good as he gets.
Our favorites: David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) on M. Night Shyamalan (The Village, The Sixth Sense); “I HATE that guy! Next question.”
David Gordon Green (Your Highness, Pineapple Express) on Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma): “He kind of created a Special Olympics for film. They just kind of lowered the standard. I’m sure their parents are proud; it’s just nothing I care to buy a ticket for.”
And of course, there’s this one:
Tim Burton on Kevin Smith (after Smith jokingly accused Burton of stealing the ending of Planet of the Apes from a Smith comic book): “Anyone who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I would especially never read anything created by Kevin Smith.”
Kevin Smith on Tim Burton (in response to “I would never read a comic book”): “Which, to me, explains fucking Batman.”
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