His prolific later career in Europe and the affiliation with Greece through his second wife, combined with a common pronunciation of his surname as "Da-SAN" in Europe, as opposed to "DASS-in" in the United States leads to a common misconception that he was a European director.
A súa prolífica carreira en Europa e a súa relación con Grecia, combinado coa pronuncia habitual do seu apelido en Europa, "Da-SAN", en lugar de "DASS-in", como se pronunciaba nos Estados Unidos, levou ao feito común de consideralo un director europeo.