“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
“So give yourself that chance to put together the 80, 90 pages of a draft and then read it very in a nice little ceremony, where you're comfortable, and you read it and make good notes on it, what you liked, what touched you, what moved you, what's a possible way, and then you go about on a rewrite.” WayGivingLittlesTogetherChanceNiceComfortablePagesMovedNotesTouchedCeremony 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
“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
“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
“We had access to too much equipment, too much money, and little by little we went insane.” LittlesToo MuchAccessInsaneEquipment Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“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.” LittlesRememberBitsGrowing UpGrowingTelevisionLittle BitTestsPatternsProgramming Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up.” ThinkingMenWayKindLittlesFatherBitsSonLittle BitFrankFogPropsFather And Son 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
“I used to love going into local hardware stores, to look at little things they made locally. Nowadays it's harder, though you can still do it in Vietnam.” LooksLittlesMadeStillsUsedHarderStoresLocalsLittle ThingsVietnamHardwareUsed To Love Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me.” LittlesIdeasStrongGrowingLegsGrowing OldDisappointingApproaching Death Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“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.” ThinkingLittlesActorsAnswersMovie Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“My talent is that I just try and try and try and try again and little by little it comes to something.” TryingLittlesTalentTry Again Author:Francis Ford Coppola
