ALEXANDER PAYNE IN NUMBERS

1 Directives he gave to Nicholson to play Warren Schmidt: ‘Jack, I want you to play a small man’

35 AGE HE DIRECTED HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM, CITIZEN RUTH

2 Oscars won, both for Adapted Screenplay (Sideways, The Descendants)

177 Number of actors he’s directed to Oscar-nominated performances

7 BOX OFFICE OF HIS BIGGEST DIRECTORIAL HIT, THE DESCENDANTS