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
movie thinking fog
I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.
stars war unhappy
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.
passion chaos intense
Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.
critics realising
Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.
mistake people ifs
If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.
movie art men
Movies are the art form most like man's imagination.
ideas stuff
Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.
writing men want
I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up, with non-existent budgets. I didn't want to be surrounded by comforts and colleagues, which you have when when you're a big time director. I wanted to write personal works.
courage memorable ideas
You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.
hate ought
You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it.
college wish world
The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college.
drinking wine eating
Drinking wine is just a part of life, like eating food.
italian house proud
We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.
gadgets basements shops
I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets.