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.
passion chaos intense
Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.
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.
hate ought
You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it.
drinking wine eating
Drinking wine is just a part of life, like eating food.
gadgets basements shops
I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets.
lonely kids college
I was a pretty shy, lonely kid. I blossomed about age 17, when I went to college.
successful young enthusiastic
I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.
ideas vivid-imagination talent
I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.
awards achievement lifetime
The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old.
finding-yourself restaurants hotel
If you're a person who says yes most of the time, you'll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business.
teamwork numbers together
A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond what any of them are individually.