I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
The time a movie is made is unique, not only from the talent that is available but if the public was ready… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Although knowledge of structure is helpful, real creativity comes from leaps of faith in which you jump to something illogical. But those… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I was excited to discover, in this tale by Eliade, the key themes that I most hope to understand better time, consciousness… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I was excited to discover, in this tale by Eliade, the key themes that I most hope to understand better - time,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
You don't have to specialize - do everything that you love and then, at some time, the future will come together for… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I believe that filmmaking - as, probably, is everything - is a game you should play with all your cards, and all… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
When a movie is about to come out on its initial debut, there are a lot of people involved - the financiers,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
Movie-wise, there is nothing I wouldn't do again. It's not possible to make one perfect movie every time. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
“The secret of life is to say yes all the time, because when you're old, you don't want to say, 'I wish… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
The only TV I would be interested in exploring would be live television. There's no substitute for a team of artists performing at their… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
I have much to learn from my daughter Sofia. Her minimalism exposes my limitations: I'm too instinctive and operatic, I put too much heart… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success, I wasn't… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
Without a doubt, I was born to want to make cinema, but the kind of cinema I want to make is not like commercial… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Theater really represented that kind of camaraderie. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
Wine is so much more than a beverage. It's a romance, a story, a drama-all of those things that are basically putting on a… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
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 Copy Share
There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share
