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

Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

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The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images...

The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images...

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 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.

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;...

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 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...

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 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,...

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

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

When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make...

When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make...

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 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 landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue...

I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue...

Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I...

Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I...

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...

Art depends on luck and talent.

Art depends on luck and talent.

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.

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 an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an...

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an...

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...