I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.
From Francis Ford Coppola
I had to get a job, and of course, the job was 'The Godfather.' That made me be something I didn't know I was going to be. I became a big-shot director.
My big goal in life was always to figure out how I can make a lot of money so I can go off and make films irrespective of the opinion of the three or four critics who seem to rule the roost.
Everything I do is personal. I have never made a movie that didn't have very strong personal resonance.
'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical, almost Shakespearean.
The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art.
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.
I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean.
Movie-wise, there is nothing I wouldn't do again. It's not possible to make one perfect movie every time.
I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it.
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