Francis Ford Coppola

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school. ”

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. ”

I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be. ”

We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane. ”

Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film. ”

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant. ”

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. ”

I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission. ”

I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean. ”

Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio. ”