I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.

Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never...

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never...

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...

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...

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.

The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I...

The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I...

It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with...

It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic...

I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic...

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...

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....