Appearing Quote by Vincent Canby

Francis Ford Coppola didn't come out of the womb with The Godfather. He had a whole build up until he got to that point.…

— Alex Stapleton

I loved the Godfather. I thought that was the best interpretation of our life that I've ever seen. Godfather I and Godfather II -…

— Sammy Gravano

'The Godfather' is a great movie, but it gives them too much credit. What you don't see is what really takes place: the in-fighting,…

— Joseph D. Pistone

The Godfather has, maybe, one good scene.

— Serge Ibaka

'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical, almost Shakespearean.

— Francis Ford Coppola

Godfather' is based on a book and it is one of the best films.

— Vijay Krishna Acharya

'The Godfather' was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.

— Orson Welles

I didn't have any godfather in the industry and had to prove myself with each film.

— Aditi Rao Hydari

'The Godfather' is the talismanic giant that hangs over everything in the gangster genre.

— James Watkins

Where do I begin with 'The Godfather?' It's like explaining why the 'Bible' is so popular. I'll always remember seeing the first one because…

— Steven Van Zandt

I feel slightly embarrassed by being called 'the godfather.'

— Geoffrey Hinton

I have always credited the writer of the original material above the title: Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Bram Stoker's Dracula, or John Grisham's The…

— Francis Ford Coppola