“I made this movie for $40,000, which was this little black-and-white horror film called Dementia 13, which we made in about nine days.” LittlesMadeFilmBlackWhiteHorrorNineBlack And WhiteHorror FilmDementia Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“My film isn't about Vietnam. It is Vietnam. It's what it was really like. It was crazy. And the way we made it was very much like the way the Americans were in Vietnam. We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money, too much equipment and little by little we went insane.” WayLittlesMadeFilmToo MuchCrazyAccessInsaneMade ItVietnamEquipmentJungle Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“The very earliest people who made film were magicians.” PeopleMadeFilmMagician Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films. I didn't make that money necessarily from the film business, but I eventually made a lot of money and that's what I do. Of course, I consider myself unbelievably fortunate, and I'm pretty content with my life.” KindMadeEnoughFilmCoursesMy OwnCareersFinanceFortunateLots Of MoneyGave UpHad Enough Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“A lot of the young people make beautiful films or big films or are able to finance them, but they can't get anyone to distribute them, they can't get anyone to see them, so they go to these thousands of film festivals. So I still believe that even though a young kid might be able to make a masterpiece or something that changes the direction of cinema, the issue of how to get it to people is still not solved.” PeopleBelieveStillsBigsMightKidsAbleBeautifulFilmYoungIssuesFinanceCinemaMasterpieceFestivalsI Still BelieveFilm Festivals Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I just finished a film a few days ago, and I came home and said I learned so much today. So if I can come home from working on a little film after doing it for 45 years and say, "I learned so much today," that shows something about the cinema. Because the cinema is very young. It's only 100 years old.” IfsYearsLittlesSaidI CanShowsHomeTodayFilmYoungFinishedCinemaComing Home Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“In America, even the critics - which is a pity - tend to genre-ize things. They have a hard time when genres get mixed. They want to categorize things. That's why I love Wes Anderson's films and the Coen Brothers, because you don't know what you're going to get, and very often you get something that you don't expect and that's just what a genre's not supposed to do.” KnowsWantHardAmericaFilmBrotherCriticsPityGenreHard TimesCoen Brothers Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“When you make a film it is like asking yourself a question. When it is finished, you know the answer. Ultimately with all of cinema, we are just trying to learn about ourselves. I have always used the opportunity to make a film to learn more about myself, which I am still doing.” KnowsTryingStillsFilmUsedOpportunityAnswersAskingFinishedCinema Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“So much of the art of film is to do less. To aspire to do less.” ArtFilmAspire Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“The great hope is that people who wouldn't normally make films will be making them. Suddenly, one day some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart and make a beautiful film with her father's camera and for once the so called professionalism about movies will be destroyed forever - and it will really become an art form.” PeopleLittlesArtBeautifulFilmFormGirlFatherForeverOne DayCamerasFatsDestroyedOhioProfessionalismGreat HopeFat Girl Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“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.” WayDifferentHelpingBigsFilmOur LivesPeriodsMusic IsIllusionFactors Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.” PeopleThinkingMadeFilmMagicCinemaMovieFogMagician Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a Big Boy Now.'” InspirationalBigsFunnyFilmBoysFameDegreesDecidedFeaturesGraduatesGraduationThesis Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film.” KnowsMadeFilmAffairCinemaLifelongLove AffairNever Stop LearningLifelong Love Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea.” IdeasBigsFilmVisionExampleAspectHotel Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.” WorldFilmFoundSchedulesFlew Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.” KindEnoughFilmMy OwnCareersFinanceGave UpHad Enough Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“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.” IfsKnowsWritingAbleFilmReadyAskingPermission Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I realized I probably wouldn't make another film that cuts through commercial and creative things like 'Godfather' or 'Apocalypse.'” FilmCreativeCuttingI RealizedApocalypse Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.” FilmVietnam Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.” DoneFilmAudienceBrandsCinemaFilmmakerSequelsDistributors Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so impressed with what cinema could do.” WorldFilmTenCinemaImpressed Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'” WellsFilmRiskElementsSure Thing Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“All of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other.” PeopleFilmNumbersCrossesItalianAustralianAustralian Films Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“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.” MenWantWritingBigsWantedFilmStudentsComfortDirectorsCooksBudgetsColleaguesFilm Students Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I've financed myself.” WayI CanEnoughFilmCertainWealthBlessedOne WayBudgets Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made, 'Jack' is one of the biggest ones. No one knows that. If people hate the movie, they hate the movie. I just wanted to work with Robin Williams.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsMadeWantedFilmHateActorsWorstChecksMovieThis DayRobinsOld Movie Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art.” WantArtIdeasReasonWholeFilmInterestingBiggerBudgetsTheme Author:Francis Ford Coppola
