Experiments Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

“If you're not allowed to experiment anymore for fear of being considered self-indulgent or pretentious or what have you, then everyone's going to just stick to the rules - there's not going to be any additional ideas.” quote by Francis Ford Coppola — Download Open image

“If you're not allowed to experiment anymore for fear of being considered self-indulgent or pretentious or what have you, then everyone's going to just stick to the rules - there's not going to be any additional ideas.”

Francis Ford Coppola

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