Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrarais an American film screenwriter and director and occasionally an actor. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer, Ms. 45, King of New York, Bad Lieutenantand The Funeral...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth19 July 1951
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
editing away-from-you
That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.
fee knew paid
With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that's all I was going to get.
came died golden good grew happening jean late lucky movies needed saw tragic
I grew up in the late '50s. I came from a real place and needed to see the movies that were around then. We went to those movies young. We were lucky - between '67 and '73 was pretty much a golden age. You saw everything you could want to see; you got an education. Pasolini and Hitchcock, Godard. It was all happening at once; you saw the best, like Jean Vigo, who died so young. Tragic - such a good filmmaker.
competition laughed might venice win
We don't usually win things, but if you're going to be in competition, you might as well win. I've been laughed out of Venice with my films.
cut
There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
dollars passion time trying
For a long time I've been trying to make this film and everyone told me you couldn't make a film about religion. What can I say, passion dollars baby!
deserves god gold thank winner
Thank God, Mel had the gold in his pocket. He is the big winner and he deserves it and I think that we got his spill-over ... 'Passion dollars' baby, you know what I mean?
world spots mark
The world is constantly changing. You're constantly learning and you have to be willing to get off your mark, and get off your spot and take that knowledge you have not to fix yourself into a place but to keep going.
rap bronx grew
I grew up in the Bronx. I'm into rap music.
results humans human-beings
Movies are only the result of where we are as human beings.
long film lifetime
A lifetime isn't long enough to learn how to make films.
new-york years southern-italy
My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy. He came to New York when he was 20. He lived in the States from age 20 to 96, but he brought his culture with him, he brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.
thinking actors certain
Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for others it's like, 'Yes, let's do it.'
drinking differences end-of-the-world
There's a difference between the world ending tomorrow and just drinking and drugging yourself to death.