“If you're not allowed to experiment anymore for fear of being considered self-indulgent or pretentious or what have you, then everyone's going to just stick to the rules - there's not going to be any additional ideas.” IfsIdeasSelfSticksExperimentsPretentiousSelf Indulgent 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
“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?” IfsArtBeautifulRiskEssentialsElementsArt IsReally BeautifulRelay Races Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.” IfsRealCountryHardSuccessfulPossibilityExcitingPatriotismPatrioticBecoming Successful 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'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can.” IfsWantI CanPlayGuyActorsGolfMovieDependentMovie BusinessOld Guys Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor.” IfsWantChildrenRememberedCampsCounselorCamp Counselors Author: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.” IfsPersonsRestaurantsHotelFinding YourselfRestaurant Business Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“The time a movie is made is unique, not only from the talent that is available but if the public was ready for it.” IfsMadeTalentReadyUniqueAvailable Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“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.” PeopleIfsRoomsWillingGoes OnElementsArmyProductionsPlanesExpensiveHotelTicketsColleaguesGasolineHotel Rooms 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
“If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.” PeopleIfsMistake Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that I don't know anything about human nature.” IfsKnowsHumansBusinessFireHuman NatureConversationI Have LearnedFire Escapes Author:Francis Ford Coppola
