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
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?
movies
Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.
appreciation hard movies
I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one.
came clothes costumes dirty kids movies remember teen vintage wearing
Costumes say a lot about a character. When it came to 'Palo Alto,' it was important for me that the kids didn't look perfect. In most teen movies today, all of the clothes are expensive. I remember wearing a lot of dirty vintage clothes.
learn movies says side technical theatre watch
I didn't go to film school. My Grampa always says just watch a lot of movies. He didn't go to film school; he went to theatre school. It's interesting to learn about the technical side of it, but I think it's more important to learn about writing and working with actors.
including last movies picture watched
I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres.
deterred family felt movies people
I remember people - not my family - always asking, 'Oh, so are you going to make movies when you're older?' I felt pressured, and that always kind of deterred me.
investing love movies
I love making movies. But it's a lot of investing your heart and soul. It can be exhausting.
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.
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.