“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
“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
“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
“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 had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.” WorldMadeWantedSchoolGirlTeacherWonderfulButtonsHeartbreakingPolioPolio Vaccine 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
“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
