"Director" seems to have another meaning in gonzo, unintelligible to me. I remember Clark did a few features for Private, egocentric and therefore unimaginative. Whereas Woodman has a representative imagination and knows what is erotic, as well competent directorial skills. I don't know how he'd do in mainstream (probably okay--he's a very intelligent fellow), but he's the best we have in porn. If you asked "Woodman vs Stagliano or deRenzy" I might have had to think a moment.
That he "stole" from Ricaud is a big yeah-saying in my book, especially since he gave as good as he got, which is to say himself. Never fails to surprise me how people don't see in his "Castings" what I see, which is a huge personal generosity. I want to thank him for that, as well as continuing to make the feature porn movies I like.