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.

Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

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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.

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 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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It...

Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It...

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.

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...

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility...

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility...

Art depends on luck and talent.

Art depends on luck and talent.

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...

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...

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 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 remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern,...

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern,...

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...

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...

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...