“Always make your work be personal. And, you never have to lie... There is something we know that's connected with beauty and truth. There is something ancient. We know that art is about beauty, and therefore it has to be about truth.” KnowsArtLyingArt IsAncientConnected 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
“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
“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 never went to a psychologist or psychiatrist in my life. Never. You know, Italians are a little prejudiced against that kind of thing.” KnowsKindLittlesPsychiatristPsychologist 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
“Everyone knows the phenomenon of trying to hold your breath underwater - how at first it's alright and you can handle it, and then as it gets closer and closer to the time when you must breathe, how urgent the need becomes, the lust and the hunger to breathe. And then the panic sets in when you begin to think that you won't be able to breathe - and finally, when you take in air and the anxiety subsides...that's what it's like to be a vampire and need blood.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsTryingFirstsAbleAirBloodAnxietyBreathsHungerBreatheLustHandleVampirePhenomenonPanicUrgentAlrightUnderwater Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I remember in The Conversation, they brought all these coats to me, and they said: Do you want him to look like a detective, Humphrey Bogart? Do you want him to look like a blah blah blah. I didn't know, and said the theme is 'privacy' and chose the plastic coat you could see through. So knowing the theme helps you make a decision when you're not sure which way to go.” KnowsWayWantLooksSaidHelpingRememberDecisionKnowingDirectorsConversationNot SureThemePrivacyPlasticFilmmakingThey SaidCoatsDetectivesWant HimBlahBogartWhich Way To Go 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
