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Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

I like simplicity; I don’t need luxury Picture Quote #1

I’m very proud of my flops, as much as of my successes Picture Quote #1

The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet Picture Quote #1

Cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby Picture Quote #1

Death is what makes life an event Picture Quote #1

A director is the ringmaster of a circus that’s inventing itself Picture Quote #1

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Movies are the art form most like man’s imagination Picture Quote #1

I bring to my life a certain amount of mess Picture Quote #1

It takes no imagination to live within your means Picture Quote #1

We do things for good reasons that are bad Picture Quote #1

Art depends on luck and talent Picture Quote #1

One of the most important tools that a filmmaker has are his/her notes Picture Quote #1

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Work on nothing less than epic scale Picture Quote #1

Time is the lens through which dreams are captured Picture Quote #1

I probably have genius. But no talent Picture Quote #1

The essence of cinema is editing Picture Quote #1

I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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The most adventurous thing I’ve done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it Picture Quote #1

Although knowledge of structure is helpful, real creativity comes from leaps of faith in which you jump to something illogical. But those leaps form the memorable moments in movies and plays Picture Quote #1

If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn’t work, the only thing people notice are mistakes Picture Quote #1

When I was sixteen or seventeen, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a playwright. But everything I wrote, I thought, was weak. And I can remember falling asleep in tears because I had no talent the way I wanted to have Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

My talent is that I just try and try and try and try again and little by little it comes to something Picture Quote #1

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Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine Picture Quote #1

In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that’s when you get the answer Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

An essential element of any art is risk. If you don’t take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn’t been seen before? Picture Quote #1

But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money? Picture Quote #1

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I like simplicity; I don’t need luxury (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I’m very proud of my flops, as much as of my successes (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Death is what makes life an event (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) A director is the ringmaster of a circus that’s inventing itself (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Movies are the art form most like man’s imagination (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I bring to my life a certain amount of mess (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) It takes no imagination to live within your means (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) We do things for good reasons that are bad (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Art depends on luck and talent (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) One of the most important tools that a filmmaker has are his/her notes (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Work on nothing less than epic scale (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Time is the lens through which dreams are captured (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I probably have genius. But no talent (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) The essence of cinema is editing (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) 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 (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) The most adventurous thing I’ve done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Although knowledge of structure is helpful, real creativity comes from leaps of faith in which you jump to something illogical. But those leaps form the memorable moments in movies and plays (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn’t work, the only thing people notice are mistakes (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) When I was sixteen or seventeen, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a playwright. But everything I wrote, I thought, was weak. And I can remember falling asleep in tears because I had no talent the way I wanted to have (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) 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 (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) My talent is that I just try and try and try and try again and little by little it comes to something (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that’s when you get the answer (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) 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 (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) 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 (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) An essential element of any art is risk. If you don’t take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn’t been seen before? (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes) But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money? (Francis Ford Coppola Quotes)

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