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.

Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

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They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the...

They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the...

I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands...

I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands...

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under...

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under...

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...

You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is...

You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is...

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 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...

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.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just...

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just...

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...

You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you...

You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you...

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...

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

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

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the...

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the...

Art depends on luck and talent.

Art depends on luck and talent.

When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book;...

When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book;...

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....

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

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

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...