Exactly.
I agree with that too, Carpenter has such a wild imagination and has made many quirky movies that do and will intrigue me after watching them. And so many different themes. Romero gets my appreciation for his work on the zombie genre (and horror too obviously), impeccable yes, but despite few other good films he never escaped from the shadow of the zombies.
Spielberg. Various iconic films and his style has defined what Hollywood films tend to look like nowadays (or at least their goal is to look like that) and many try to copy the magic of his films. Lucas and him made a good team, but I would always choose Spielberg over Lucas because Spielberg is a master director meanwhile Lucas's strengths were never in directing.
Marlon Brando or Jack Nicholson?