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
gun careers unhappy
I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant.
schedules world film
I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.
style way driving
'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical, almost Shakespearean.
father son men
Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up.
ideas vision example
Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea.
long lots-of-money i-can
As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.
growing-up patterns littles
I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.
luxury simplicity needs
I like simplicity; I don't need luxury.
teacher school numbers
I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.
kids lots-of-friends theater
I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn't have a lot of friends. Theater really represented camaraderie.
writing years people
I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could do that.
water bottles bed
The internet in hotels should be free - and I really resent it when they charge you five dollars for a bottle of water beside your bed.
cinema world film
Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so impressed with what cinema could do.
vietnam film
My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.