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" The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy. "
Francis Ford Coppola
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" I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I've financed myself. "
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" I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini. "
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" It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me. "
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" Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up. "
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" Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big mass audience loves. He's very fortunate because he can do the things he naturally likes the best, and he's been very successful. "
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" Movie-wise, there is nothing I wouldn't do again. It's not possible to make one perfect movie every time. "
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" People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made, 'Jack' is one of the biggest ones. No one knows that. If people hate the movie, they hate the movie. I just wanted to work with Robin Williams. "
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" I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it. "
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" Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker. "
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" I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could do that. "
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" It takes no imagination to live within your means. "
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Imagination
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" We support each other in the Coppola family. We love the idea of everyone getting his place in the sun. "
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Support
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" The most adventurous thing I've done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it. "
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" That's part of the requirement for me to be an artist is that you're trying to share your personal existence with others and trying to illuminate modern life, trying to understand life. "
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" 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. "
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