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" Don't imitate. Write what you know about, that has to be your goal. "
Roman Coppola
You
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" The more you travel, the better you get at it. It sounds silly, but with experience you learn how to pack the right way. I remember one of my first trips abroad, travelling around Europe by rail, fresh out of high school. I brought all these books with me and a paint set. I really had too much stuff, so I've learnt to be more economical. "
Roman Coppola
Experience
School
High School
" 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 it as a kid. "
Roman Coppola
Long
Love
Loving
" 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. "
Roman Coppola
Architecture
Art
Big
" To make personal movies that you are the author of, is quite a difficult thing. It takes a lot of stamina. "
Roman Coppola
Personal
You
Movies
" 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 can be done beautifully. I'm proud of that. It's a very beautiful movie. "
Roman Coppola
Done
Lot
Road
" Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful. "
Roman Coppola
Sister
Home
Wedding
" 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: the food, the dress, the manners and the traditions. It's the travel experience that has moved me the most. "
Roman Coppola
Travel
Dress
Food
" The short film project I just finished for W Hotels and Intel, I didn't have my script finished until a few days before we began filming. We edited it very quickly and now it's up online. It was great to conceive an idea and have it premiere just a few weeks later, compared to a feature, which takes a year or more. "
Roman Coppola
Now
Project
Short
" Sometimes in writing you have difficult periods and then other times it just flows. "
Roman Coppola
You
Writing
Sometimes
" 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 and is a reflection of who they are. "
Roman Coppola
Reflection
Person
Feel
" On 'Darjeeling,' I was on set every day and I acted as the second unit director and a producer on that film. I was there throughout the whole process. On 'Moonrise Kingdom,' I showed up for one day. "
Roman Coppola
Film
Process
Every Day
" There are a lot of very flamboyant and outlandish people and attention-seekers in L.A., and I think that's what makes L.A. appealing. A lot of people are attracted to come here to do things and make things happen and the city seems to attract larger-than-life characters. "
Roman Coppola
City
Here
People
" The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who are trying to help you find what you need and what you want. "
Roman Coppola
People
Creative
Help
" Years go by. I go here, I go there, I have all sorts of adventures, and then I look back and say, 'Wow that's kind of an unusual way to live your life.' "
Roman Coppola
Back
Look
Kind
" 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 have been the same forever. There are certain things that once you find it, you like it and it's done. I like Italian clothing, like suits from Battistoni and I have a shirt by Piero Albertelli. "
Roman Coppola
I Am
Sunglasses
Shoes
" I grew up in San Francisco and moved to L.A. about 20 years ago, and now my main home is in Hollywood. "
Roman Coppola
Home
Years
Up
" Relationship movies are often made for a female audience. "
Roman Coppola
Movies
Audience
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 be a movie director or this or that. I just want to be part of projects and places that are of interest to me. "
Roman Coppola
Play
Want
Thinking
" 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?' "
Roman Coppola
People
Everyone
World
" That's a hobby of mine - to do whatever I can for unusual for-hire creative projects. I am waiting for someone to really challenge me - obviously I'm often approached to do film related work, but I would be very happy to design a bar or an amusement park ride. I would love to be an imagineer! "
Roman Coppola
Waiting
Work
Ride
" Film is like eating to me. It feels completely natural. "
Roman Coppola
Eating
Feels
Film
" 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. "
Roman Coppola
Movie
Seen
Director
" 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 about his time as a steamboat pilot. "
Roman Coppola
Pilot
Airport
Life
" 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 I've seen it done very well. "
Roman Coppola
Work
Done
Just