This baby comes out of you and there's no handbook. They hand you this child and say, 'Don't kill it. Feed it, clothe it and shelter... →
Alicia Coppola
I believe that filmmaking - as, probably, is everything - is a game you should play with all your cards, and all your dice, and whatever else... →
Francis Ford Coppola
If you're a person who says yes most of the time, you'll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business.
The time a movie is made is unique, not only from the talent that is available but if the public was ready for it.
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
Movie-wise, there is nothing I wouldn't do again. It's not possible to make one perfect movie every time.
When a movie is about to come out on its initial debut, there are a lot of people involved - the financiers, the studio and the producers and also... →
I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.
You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it.
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... →