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Success Quotes by Francis Ford Coppola

8 Success quotes by Francis Ford Coppola

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If you’re looking for a bite‑size taste of how a legendary filmmaker frames achievement, this set of eight quotes offers a focused peek. The collection captures his perspective without overwhelming you, making it a handy starter for anyone curious about his take on success.

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It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success,…

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I was interested in the idea of succession - showing a father and a son both in their own time and drawing…

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I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at…

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I always knew what I thought the theme was, the core, in one word. In 'The Godfather' it was succession. In 'The…

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I'm very proud of my flops, as much as of my successes.

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I think it's better to be overly ambitious and fail than to be underambitious and succeed in a mundane way. I have…

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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…

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The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you’re…

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I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives…

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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…

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

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I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant.

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Collaboration is like the sex of creativity.

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Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son…

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Death is what makes life an event.

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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…

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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…

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Without a doubt, I was born to want to make cinema, but the kind of cinema I want to make is not like commercial…

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I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Theater really represented that kind of camaraderie.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children.

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