Roman Coppola Quotes

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• Dont imitate. Write what you know about, that has to be your goal.
• To make personal movies that you are the author of, is quite a difficult thing. It takes a lot of stamina.
• Anything that you think is wild or fun, or can't wait to see or show your friends, go for it.
• I like things that are hand made - but personally for a man, I'm not interested in fashion that evolves with time. I like things…
• Film is like eating to me. It feels completely natural.
• I grew up in San Francisco and moved to L.A. about 20 years ago, and now my main home is in Hollywood.
• It's not just people in Hollywood: I'm sure everyone in the world thinks, 'What would be it like if I won an Oscar?
• Movies are magical. Sometimes it just works, it catalyzes, and everything falls into place, and no one knows exactly how or why.
• Relationship movies are often made for a female audience.
• Sometimes in writing you have difficult periods and then other times it just flows.
• When I'm in London, Claridge's is a great favourite. I'm a big fan of art deco architecture and the rooms are extraordinary.
• A movie that I'm involved with and have a lot of love for, which is 'On The Road,' does use a lot of handheld. It…
• I am very much a person who appreciates perennial things. Things like a Lacoste shirt, a Clarks desert boot, Persol sunglasses and Vans shoes that…
• I love 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' and I love 'Bugsy Malone.' I haven't seen 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' in a long time, but I remember loving…
• I really value distinctive movies, movies that feel that they came from a person that was really something that they had conceived and they made…
• I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking about what role I play. I don't have to…
• I'm a writer and director, and the movie I've seen a million times is 'Stardust Memories' by Woody Allen, starring Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling.
• I've been enjoying 'Life on the Mississippi' by Mark Twain that I picked up at the airport randomly. It's very witty and interesting to read…
• In my films that I've directed, and my work in commercials and videos, I've rarely used handheld. It's just not something I'm drawn to, but…
• Japan is the most intoxicating place for me. In Kyoto, there's an inn called the Tawaraya which is quite extraordinary. The Japanese culture fascinates me:…

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