51 Francis Ford Coppola Quotes for You to Enjoy

Francis Ford Coppola

American Director

Born: Apr 7, 1939

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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. Francis Ford Coppola

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That's part of the requirement for me to be an artist is that you're trying to share your personal existence with others and trying to illuminate modern life, trying to understand life. Francis Ford Coppola

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My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam. Francis Ford Coppola

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I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school. Francis Ford Coppola

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I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue for a Russian science fiction picture. I didn't speak any Russian. He didn't care whether I could understand what they were saying; he wanted me to make up dialogue. Francis Ford Coppola

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I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies. Francis Ford Coppola

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I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini. Francis Ford Coppola

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I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school. Francis Ford Coppola

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I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button. Francis Ford Coppola

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that I don't know anything about human nature. Francis Ford Coppola

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I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book. Francis Ford Coppola

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Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work. Francis Ford Coppola

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I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it. But you look at the project and think, 'Gee, there are a lot of good directors who could do that.' I'd like to do something only I can do. Francis Ford Coppola

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic. Francis Ford Coppola

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When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public. Francis Ford Coppola

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