In 1982, Steven Spielberg was already the star director of such blockbuster fare as «Jaws» and «Raiders of the Lost Ark.» But when «E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial» was unleashed upon the masses that summer, he became a bona fide cultural phenomenon, the rare director who can get mainstream movie fans into theaters simply because his name is on the poster. (fortune.com)
It's this sensibility — ultimately an overwhelmingly positive one — so boldly presented that makes Wes Anderson a rare director; one with something to say, and one very much of this generation. (flicks.co.nz)
And he's a rare director to release multiple movies per year on multiple occasions: (lights-camera-jackson.com)