Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppolais an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He was considered to be the central figure of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth7 April 1939
CountryUnited States of America
book heart darkness
When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material.
fall tears sixteen
When I was sixteen or seventeen, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a playwright. But everything I wrote, I thought, was weak. And I can remember falling asleep in tears because I had no talent the way I wanted to have.
critics realising
Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.
insane littles too-much
We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.
teamwork numbers together
A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond what any of them are individually.
strong father numbers
I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini.
hate ought
You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it.
courage memorable ideas
You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.
mean imagination
It takes no imagination to live within your means.
college wish world
The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college.
reality directors photographer
The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet.
ideas stuff
Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.
way sound doe
Sound is your friend because sound is much cheaper than picture, but it has equal effect on the audience - in some ways, perhaps more effect because it does it in a very indirect way.
mistake people ifs
If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.