He refers to William S. Burroughs as inspiration for his film pertaining to the body and scientific modification. Feature films directed by Cronenberg include but are not limited to Stereo, Crimes of the Future, Shivers, Rabid, Fast Company, The Brood, and more recently Eastern Promises, A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis, and Maps to the Stars. He is currently married to Carolyn Zeifman after having one daughter by the name of Cassandra Cronenberg with his first wife, Margaret Hindson. Cronenberg claims that the film The Broods was inspired by his troubled marriage.
