Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppolais an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He was considered to be the central figure of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth7 April 1939
CountryUnited States of America
birthday somewhere-else careers
It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success, I wasn't even aware of it, because I was somewhere else under the deadline again.
trying filmmaker
Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.
vietnam film
My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.
italian numbers people
All of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other.
water bottles bed
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.
unique talent made
The time a movie is made is unique, not only from the talent that is available but if the public was ready for it.
risk elements film
To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'
kids lots-of-friends theater
I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn't have a lot of friends. Theater really represented camaraderie.
unions glue paper
When I was 13, I worked for Western Union. When the telegrams came in, I would glue them on the paper and deliver them on my bicycle.
trying littles talent
My talent is that I just try and try and try and try again and little by little it comes to something...
dream lenses captured
Time is the lens through which dreams are captured.
father son ideas
I was interested in the idea of succession - showing a father and a son both in their own time and drawing a contrast
way different helping
Music is a big factor in helping the illusion of the film come to life. The same way music brings back different periods of our lives.
morality privacy apocalypse
I always knew what I thought the theme was, the core, in one word. In 'The Godfather' it was succession. In 'The Conversation' it was privacy. In 'Apocalypse' it was morality.