“My dad told me, 'Your movie's never as good as the dailies and never as bad as the rough cut.” CuttingDadMy DadRough Author:Sofia Coppola
“I learned that from my dad: you put your heart into something, you have to protect it, what you're making.” HeartDadProtectMy Dad Author:Sofia Coppola
“I've always written my own scripts, I really like doing everything from the beginning and taking it all the way through, I've probably learned that from my dad.” WayMy OwnWrittenDadMy DadScripts Author:Sofia Coppola
“I really didn't know what I wanted to do. I went to art school and tried a bunch of different things, but I knew I wanted to do something in the visual arts. And I'd always been around my dad's film sets, so the interest was there. But I didn't have the guts to say, "I want to be a director," especially coming from that family.” KnowsWantArtDifferentWantedSchoolFilmInterestDadDirectorsMy DadBunchVisualsGutsDifferent ThingsArt SchoolVisual ArtFilm Set Author:Sofia Coppola
“I always remember my dad saying, "No one makes a remake unless they are trying to make money; there is no reason for it." It was not an honorable thing to do.” TryingReasonRememberDadMy DadMaking MoneyHonorable Author:Sofia Coppola
“My parents were always encouraging of us being creative however we wanted to be. People say, "You didn't get pressured into having to be a director?" But it's hard to be around my dad and not be curious about filmmaking, because he thinks it's the ultimate medium.” PeopleThinkingParentCreativeDadUltimateMy DadCuriousFilmmakingBe Creative Author:Sofia Coppola
“We were always around my dad, so he wasn't absentee at all. I don't think it was normal, but it was exciting. You always had lots of creative people around, and my parents took us everywhere.” PeopleThinkingParentCreativeDadNormalExcitingMy DadCreative People Author:Sofia Coppola
“A lot of young filmmakers bring their movies to my dad because he always gives lots of good editing ideas and notes. He'd be a good film professor.” GivingIdeasFilmYoungDadNotesMy DadBrilliantFilmmakerProfessorsEditingBrilliant IdeasGood Films Author:Sofia Coppola
