A director is the ringmaster of a circus that's inventing itself. Francis Ford Coppola More Quotes by Francis Ford Coppola More Quotes From Francis Ford Coppola The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet. Francis Ford Coppola photographerdirectorsreality 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. Francis Ford Coppola collegewishworld I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic. Francis Ford Coppola vivid-imaginationtalentideas You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it. Francis Ford Coppola oughthate In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that's when you get the answer. Francis Ford Coppola movieactorsthinking Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued. Francis Ford Coppola realisingcritics I believe that filmmaking - as, probably, is everything - is a game you should play with all your cards, and all your dice, and whatever else you've got. So, each time I make a movie, I give it everything I have. I think everyone should, and I think everyone should do everything they do that way. Francis Ford Coppola gamesbelievethinking The most adventurous thing I've done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it. Francis Ford Coppola donenightbeach I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets. Francis Ford Coppola gadgetsbasementsshops We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food. Francis Ford Coppola prouditalianhouse The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old. Francis Ford Coppola achievementawardslifetime If you're a person who says yes most of the time, you'll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business. Francis Ford Coppola hotelrestaurantsfinding-yourself 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 directorslooksthinking I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it. Francis Ford Coppola enthusiasticsuccessfulyoung Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand. Francis Ford Coppola cinemafilmdone Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful. Francis Ford Coppola patrioticrealcountry When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television. Francis Ford Coppola polio-vaccinechildrenpeople Art depends on luck and talent. Francis Ford Coppola talentluckart Stay innocent. I'm 69 years old, and I'm still innocent. Francis Ford Coppola innocentstillsyears I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean. Francis Ford Coppola catholicchurchmean
