It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success, I wasn't even aware of it, because I was somewhere else under the deadline again.

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I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a...

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a...

In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans...

In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans...

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people...

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people...

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house....

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house....

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars...

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars...

A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond...

A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond...

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

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

Art depends on luck and talent.

Art depends on luck and talent.

Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really...

Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really...

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a...

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a...

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really...

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really...

The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the...

The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the...

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that...

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that...

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

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

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

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

I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn't have a lot of...

I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn't have a lot of...

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

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

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

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

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.