I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
My family were symphonic musicians and in the opera. Also, it was my era, the love of radio. We used to listen… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
When newspapers started to publish the box office scores of movies, I was horrified. Those results are totally fake because they never… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
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. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
Without a doubt, I was born to want to make cinema, but the kind of cinema I want to make is not… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
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.… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
