I Knew I Loved You Before I Knew You

Just yesterday I noticed that my boyfriend, who likes movies but knows next-to-nothing about the big names in the business, owns every major non-documentary James Cameron film currently available. The Terminator, Aliens, T2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic. All here.

When I tried to tell him this, amazed that someone could have an unfailing, subconscious love for the work of a single director, he just look confused and asked me, "What all has that guy done again?

Is there a director or other film figure that you loved before you knew anything about them? Who?