When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. — Francis Ford Coppola
A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond what any of them are individually. — Francis Ford Coppola
It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up. — Francis Ford Coppola
I always found the film world unpleasant. It’s all about the schedule, and never really flew for me. — Francis Ford Coppola
I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it. — Francis Ford Coppola
I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Theater really represented camaraderie. — Francis Ford Coppola
He didn’t care whether I could understand what they were saying; he wanted me to make up dialogue. — Francis Ford Coppola
I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets. — Francis Ford Coppola
I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories. — Francis Ford Coppola
I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school. — Francis Ford Coppola
When the script was done, they hired another writer and that script was forgotten. — Francis Ford Coppola
The essence of cinema is editing. It’s the combination of what can be extraordinary — Francis Ford Coppola
The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for the Godfather or the flag scene in patton — Francis Ford Coppola
Usually, the stuff that’s your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most. — Francis Ford Coppola
We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane. — Francis Ford Coppola