Favorite Directors...

Movies movies movies.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I (probably) tend to follow actors more than directors. But, I do know that I tend to say "Hey, this movie is from the same guys that made..."
Anyway (as I child of the 80's) here's just a few off the top of my head:
Paul Verhoeven- Widely known as a Dutch crazyman, he made Showgirls and Basic Instinct. Yeahhh...but he also made RoboCop (my favorite movie ever) and Starship Troopers.
Lawrence Kasdan- Directed two of my favorites, Silverado and Mumford. Wrote tons more, including (the good) original Star Wars films.
Walter Hill- The 80' king of action/cult movies. I like Trespass and Streets of Fire. Also did The Warriors and helped write the Aliens films.
Tim Burton- Sigh. Of course. I like Ed Wood best, also Corpse Bride, and Sleepy Hollow.
Rob Reiner- He had a run of hit movies that are also just darn good movies. Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me, American President, Spinal Tap.
Bob Clark- Made A Christmas Story, and also Porky's, and also Black Christmas, one of the first slasher/horror films. Amazing range of projects.
Kevin Smith- I might actually like HIM more than his films, but I like Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy a lot. Ben Affleck ruled in Jersey Girl!!!
Jim Jarmusch- From my days of indie film fanning. Love Night on Earth, Ghost Dog is cool.
Lately, I think Bryan Singer and Guillermo Del Toro bring a slick, cinematic, filmic look to their films that almost no one else does. Their films always LOOK great. (Can't beat X-Men and Hellboy for comic book films).
That Tarantino guy is good too.
I know there are tons of others, but I'm blanking out. One thought that I do have is that many good directors also seem to be good at writing and/or artwork.
By the way, how far have Steven Spielberg and George Lucas fallen? Once the kings of Hollywood, most of their new stuff is terrible.
And on that thought, until next time, save me the aisle seat.