Abel Ferrara

As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far. ”

Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want. ”

Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for others it's like, 'Yes, let's do it.' ”

No one can stop me from talking about my movie. ”

The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me. ”

Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models. ”

My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it. ”

Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right? ”

The last day of your life is still going to be a day. ”

My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there. ”