Complex sentence: He has influenced some of the most popular and respected directors such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, John Carpenter, and Quentin Tarantino, and his work is admired by many notable directors including Peter Bogdanovich, François Truffaut, Michael Mann and Jacques Rivette.
Split into simpler sentences: He has influenced some of the most popular and respected directors such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman. His work is admired by many notable directors including Peter Bogdanovich, François Truffaut, Michael Mann and Jacques Rivette.