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Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

The internet in hotels should be free - and I really resent it when they charge you five dollars for a bottle of water beside your bed Picture Quote #1

I’m no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can Picture Quote #1

If you’re a person who says yes most of the time, you’ll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business Picture Quote #1

Anyone who’s made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film Picture Quote #1

Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so impressed with what cinema could do Picture Quote #1

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In America, even the critics - which is a pity - tend to genre-ize things. They have a hard time when genres get mixed. They want to categorize things. That’s why I love Wes Anderson’s films and the Coen Brothers, because you don’t know what you’re going to get, and very often you get something that you don’t expect and that’s just what a genre’s not supposed to do Picture Quote #1

You’re in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is different. That’s one of the reasons George Lucas never directed again Picture Quote #1

George Lucas doesn’t have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he’d never do it again Picture Quote #1

You ought to love what you’re doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it Picture Quote #1

I like to work in the morning. I like to sometimes go to a place where I’m all alone where I’m not going to get a phone call early that hurts my feelings, because once my feelings are hurt, I’m dead in the water Picture Quote #1

The essence of cinema is editing. It’s the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy Picture Quote #1

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I don’t go on set with an army of people because the most expensive elements of a movie production are the plane tickets, the hotel rooms, food and gasoline. If you’re willing to discover new colleagues in the place that you are, you can save a ton of money Picture Quote #1

We support each other in the Coppola family. We love the idea of everyone getting his place in the sun Picture Quote #1

I always found the film world unpleasant. It’s all about the schedule, and never really flew for me Picture Quote #1

My big goal in life was always to figure out how I can make a lot of money so I can go off and make films irrespective of the opinion of the three or four critics who seem to rule the roost Picture Quote #1

They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I’d be sure to have some dough to support my family Picture Quote #1

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It’s just a characteristic Picture Quote #1

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When I do a novel, I don’t really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material Picture Quote #1

Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big mass audience loves. He's very fortunate because he can do the things he naturally likes the best, and he's been very successful Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there’s any artist of any value who doesn’t doubt what they’re doing Picture Quote #1

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians Picture Quote #1

I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book Picture Quote #1

If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor Picture Quote #1

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Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos Picture Quote #1

I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn’t do well in school Picture Quote #1

When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television Picture Quote #1

You ought to love what you’re doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it Picture Quote #1

Anyone who’s made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film Picture Quote #1

By working in the morning, I find a sense of peace; it’s isolated peace, but I can definitely be in touch with my feelings, and then I just start Picture Quote #1

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The internet in hotels should be free - and I really resent it when they charge you five dollars for a bottle of water beside your bed. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I’m no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) If you’re a person who says yes most of the time, you’ll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Anyone who’s made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It’s for the distributor. The film becomes a brand. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so impressed with what cinema could do. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) In America, even the critics - which is a pity - tend to genre-ize things. They have a hard time when genres get mixed. They want to categorize things. That’s why I love Wes Anderson’s films and the Coen Brothers, because you don’t know what you’re going to get, and very often you get something that you don’t expect and that’s just what a genre’s not supposed to do. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) You’re in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is different. That’s one of the reasons George Lucas never directed again. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) George Lucas doesn’t have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he’d never do it again. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) You ought to love what you’re doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I like to work in the morning. I like to sometimes go to a place where I’m all alone where I’m not going to get a phone call early that hurts my feelings, because once my feelings are hurt, I’m dead in the water. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) The essence of cinema is editing. It’s the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I don’t go on set with an army of people because the most expensive elements of a movie production are the plane tickets, the hotel rooms, food and gasoline. If you’re willing to discover new colleagues in the place that you are, you can save a ton of money. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) We support each other in the Coppola family. We love the idea of everyone getting his place in the sun. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I always found the film world unpleasant. It’s all about the schedule, and never really flew for me. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) My big goal in life was always to figure out how I can make a lot of money so I can go off and make films irrespective of the opinion of the three or four critics who seem to rule the roost. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I’d be sure to have some dough to support my family. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It’s just a characteristic. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) When I do a novel, I don’t really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material. (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big mass audience loves. He's very fortunate because he can do the things he naturally likes the best, and he's been very successful (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I don’t think there’s any artist of any value who doesn’t doubt what they’re doing (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn’t do well in school (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) You ought to love what you’re doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Anyone who’s made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) By working in the morning, I find a sense of peace; it’s isolated peace, but I can definitely be in touch with my feelings, and then I just start (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes)

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