8. John Waters
Probably no director on this list loves their demented stature as much as John Waters, who is easily one of the creepiest looking filmmakers alive, and therefore a perfect reflection of the films he makes. His transgressive pictures are almost exclusively lurid (except for his popular musical Hairspray), and often involve the casting of felons, porn stars, and in one instance a drag queen, Divine, for his film Pink Flamingos. Ever keen to shock audiences, Waters had Divine eat a real lump of dog crap off of a pavement in the film's most famous scene, and on top of that, his other films frequent boast graphic nudity and even some unsimulated sex scenes. What else makes him crazy? Listen to him in interviews and Waters seems like the most placid, calm, nice guy ever; he's a fan of meditiative art-house but can't resist a bit of splatter-house exploitation either. Looking at him, there's that pronounced feeling that his calm exterior could explode into manic, murderous rage at a second's notice. If not, then he's cultivated quite the image for himself indeed.