Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

Art depends on luck and talent.

Francis Ford Coppola

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

Francis Ford Coppola

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.

Francis Ford Coppola

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.

Francis Ford Coppola

When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a Big Boy Now.'

Francis Ford Coppola

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

Francis Ford Coppola

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.

Francis Ford Coppola

I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be.

Francis Ford Coppola

We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.

Francis Ford Coppola

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.

Francis Ford Coppola

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

Francis Ford Coppola

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

Francis Ford Coppola

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

Francis Ford Coppola