--- title: "Best Film Quotes by Francis Ford Coppola" description: "52 Film quotes by Francis Ford Coppola. Plus more from Francis Ford Coppola and more Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/francis-ford-coppola-2337_blessed_i-ve-been-blessed-with-enough-wealth-tha_2471737.jpg" --- > [I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-ve-been-blessed-with-enough-wealth-that-i-can-make-a-film-myself-up/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/francis-ford-coppola-2337_blessed_i-ve-been-blessed-with-enough-wealth-tha_2471737.jpg) > [I made this movie for $40,000, which was this little black-and-white horror film called Dementia 13, which we made in about nine days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-made-this-movie-for-40-000-which-was-this-little-black-and-white/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/francis-ford-coppola-2337_black_i-made-this-movie-for-40-000-which-was-t_406658.jpg) > [The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/the-whole-reason-one-wants-to-do-lower-budget-films-is-because-the/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/francis-ford-coppola-2337_art_the-whole-reason-one-wants-to-do-lower-b_3207336.jpg) > ['Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/godfather-was-very-classical-the-way-it-was-shot-the-style-the-whole/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ed/francis-ford-coppola-2337_classical_godfather-was-very-classical-the-way-it_3059762.jpg) > [Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/steven-spielberg-is-unique-i-feel-that-the-kinds-of-movies-he-loves/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/francis-ford-coppola-2337_audience_steven-spielberg-is-unique-i-feel-that-t_1571373.jpg) > [The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/the-essence-of-cinema-is-editing-it-s-the-combination-of-what-can-be/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/francis-ford-coppola-2337_alchemy_the-essence-of-cinema-is-editing-it-s-th_2339325.jpg) > [I've been failing for, like, ten or eleven years. When it turns, it'll turn. Right now I'm just trying to squeeze through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-ve-been-failing-for-like-ten-or-eleven-years-when-it-turns-it-ll/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/francis-ford-coppola-2337_eleven_i-ve-been-failing-for-like-ten-or-eleven_2875157.jpg) > [I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-just-admire-people-like-woody-allen-who-every-year-writes-an/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/francis-ford-coppola-2337_admire_i-just-admire-people-like-woody-allen-wh_1250452.jpg) > [I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-gladly-i-voluntarily-gave-up-the-kind-of-commercial-film-career-i-2/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/francis-ford-coppola-2337_business_i-gladly-i-voluntarily-gave-up-the-kind_914224.jpg) > [In America, even the critics - which is a pity - tend to genre-ize things. They have a hard time when genres…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/in-america-even-the-critics-which-is-a-pity-tend-to-genre-ize-things/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/francis-ford-coppola-2337_america_in-america-even-the-critics-which-is-a-p_1517717.jpg) > [All of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/all-of-a-sudden-there-are-great-japanese-films-or-great-italian-films/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/francis-ford-coppola-2337_australian_all-of-a-sudden-there-are-great-japanese_787355.jpg) > [Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/ten-days-that-shook-the-world-by-eisenstein-i-went-to-see-it-and-i/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/francis-ford-coppola-2337_cinema_ten-days-that-shook-the-world-by-eisenst_1629686.jpg) ## Other authors on Film - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 98 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-werner-herzog-94806.jpg) Werner Herzog 92 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/werner-herzog/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/george-lucas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/peter-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abbas-kiarostami-8765.jpg) Abbas Kiarostami 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/abbas-kiarostami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 66 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nicolas-winding-refn-71275.jpg) Nicolas Winding Refn 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/nicolas-winding-refn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clint-eastwood-24620.jpg) Clint Eastwood 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/clint-eastwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-nolan-23980.jpg) Christopher Nolan 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/christopher-nolan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lynch-27713.jpg) David Lynch 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/david-lynch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/martin-scorsese/) ## More by Francis Ford Coppola > [I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-wrote-the-script-of-patton-i-had-this-very-bizarre-opening-where-he/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/the-only-tv-i-would-be-interested-in-exploring-would-be-live/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-have-more-of-a-vivid-imagination-than-i-have-talent-i-cook-up-ideas/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-associate-my-motion-picture-career-more-with-being-unhappy-and/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [Collaboration is like the sex of creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/collaboration-is-like-the-sex-of-creativity/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/frank-capra-was-a-prop-man-i-think-john-ford-was-a-prop-man-it-was-a/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [Death is what makes life an event.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/death-is-what-makes-life-an-event/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-have-much-to-learn-from-my-daughter-sofia-her-minimalism-exposes-my/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/it-s-ironic-that-at-age-32-at-probably-the-greatest-moment-of-my/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [Without a doubt, I was born to want to make cinema, but the kind of cinema I want to make is not like commercial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/without-a-doubt-i-was-born-to-want-to-make-cinema-but-the-kind-of/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Theater really represented that kind of camaraderie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/i-had-been-a-kid-that-moved-so-much-i-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-friends/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/wine-is-so-much-more-than-a-beverage-it-s-a-romance-a-story-a-drama/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/when-i-do-a-novel-i-don-t-really-use-the-script-i-use-the-book-when-i/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/listen-if-there-s-one-sure-fire-rule-that-i-have-learned-in-this/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) > [There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/there-can-t-be-art-without-risk-it-s-like-saying-no-sex-and-then/) [Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/francis-ford-coppola/#itemlist", "name": "Best Film Quotes by Francis Ford Coppola", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. 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