Gia Coppola
Gia Coppola
Gian-Carla "Gia" Coppolais an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She is a granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola, the daughter of Gian-Carlo Coppola and the niece of Sofia Coppola...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 January 1987
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I've only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.
deals great subject teenage universal
The teenage years are such a great subject because everything is heightened and on the surface, and it deals with universal emotions that we face even as we get older.
experience people surprised
I've been very surprised by people asking me what my teenage experience was like.
kids movies
Most movies use older actors, but I thought, if I could just put kids on camera and get them to be themselves, what could be easier?
asked felt seemed studied
I studied photography at Bard, but I just felt tired of it. Someone asked me to be in a video but didn't want to be in it, so they told me to make my own, and that seemed more fun to me.
mom onto
When I was a baby, my mom was always bringing me onto set.
best
Usually when I get nervous and don't know how to prepare for something, I just don't do anything at all, which is not necessarily the best idea.
approach art aspect cool enjoy fashion guys seem
I enjoy fashion photography and textiles, that whole aspect of it. As more of an art form, I like Proenza Schouler. Those guys are really cool because they seem to have an interesting approach to it all.
classes ended taking year
I got my GED my senior year and ended up taking community college classes before I transferred to Bard.
kids nice skin
So many of the kids on television have really nice clothes, perfect skin and hair.
mix people
Most people think of Las Vegas, and they think of extravagance. But it's really a mix between fantasy and laziness.
movies
Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.
goes grandpa love
My grandpa told me, 'Learn to love anxiety, because it never goes away in moviemaking.'
scenes stamina
My grandpa showed me how to build stamina onset behind the scenes on 'Twixt.'