Francis Ford Coppola quotes

Francis Ford Coppola is an acclaimed American film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work on "The Godfather" trilogy. His visionary style and storytelling have had a profound influence on modern cinema. He continues to be celebrated for his contributions to the art of filmmaking. Here are 104 of his quotes:

A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond what any of them are individually.

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

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

Francis Ford Coppola

Art depends on luck and talent.

Francis Ford Coppola

I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.

Francis Ford Coppola

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant.

Francis Ford Coppola

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies.

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

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that I don't know anything about human nature.

Francis Ford Coppola

I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement.

Francis Ford Coppola

You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it.

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

Francis Ford Coppola

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

Francis Ford Coppola

The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college.

Francis Ford Coppola

I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets.

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 thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.

Francis Ford Coppola

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini.

Francis Ford Coppola

They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I'd be sure to have some dough to support my family.

Francis Ford Coppola

My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.

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