Wes Anderson’s films (particularly the droll dialogue) have been compared to Whit Stillman’s films quite frequently.  So it really should not come as a surprise that when asked, Wes Anderson confirmed that Stillman was an inspiration.

Grantland’s John Lopez asked Anderson about Stillman:

(While I had him on the record, I also got Anderson to confirm Whit Stillman as an inspiration: “I definitely was inspired when I saw Metropolitan … this guy did that thing that me and my friends were dreaming to do.”