- His great-grandfather was the older brother of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author most famous for his creation of Tarzan and John Carter.
- Martin Scorsese is a big fan of his movies, even choosing him as the next Martin Scorsese in an Esquire magazine article.
- All of his films since The Royal Tenenbaums have featured a type of shot composition called "planimetric staging" which involves placing the camera at a 90 degree angle with the subject of the shot. This type of shot is one of the main reasons Anderson's films are said to have a unique visual style. Other directors who have used this technique include Buster Keaton, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, and Yasujiro Ozu, although almost none have used at as frequently as Anderson has (almost every shot).
- Wrote Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) with Owen Wilson, whose brother, Luke Wilson, appears in all three movies.
- While shooting The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) the once pasty and bookish Anderson got a tan, grew his hair long, and got into better shape. His frequent star, Anjelica Huston, noted that Wes had suddenly become handsome.
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) is his favorite film.
- Some of the character names in his movies, most notably in Rushmore (1998), were actually the names of his St. John's classmates.
- Has an Italian song about him called "Wes Anderson" by I Cani. The music video is a tribute to the director and his movies.
- He has directed one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Rushmore (1998).
- Wrote The Darjeeling Limited (2007) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012) with Roman Coppola. Coppola's cousin Jason Schwartzman co-wrote the former film, and appeared in both, as well as in Rushmore (1998).
- Seven of his films, Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and Moonrise Kingdom (2012) are in the Criterion Collection.
- Has a daughter named Freya with his partner Juman Malouf. She is named after the main character in The Mortal Storm (1940).
- Many of his cast members have connections to The Godfather (1972). His first film, Bottle Rocket (1993), featured James Caan. Rushmore (1998) starred Jason Schwartzman, son of Talia Shire, and he has become a regular in Anderson's films. That film also featured numerous Godfather references. Roman Coppola, son of director Francis Ford Coppola and cousin to Schwartzman, has also co-written several of his films.
- His father is of Swedish and Norwegian descent, and his mother has English, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry.
- Currently expecting his first child with partner, Juman Malouf (as of October, 2015).
- Tends to have his cast and crew to stay at hotels and dine together over set trailers and catering.
- He has directed one film that has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He has also directed two Best Animated Feature nominees: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018) in addition to a Best Live Action Short Film winner: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023).
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