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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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 remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement.

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...