Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that I don't know anything about human nature.

Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

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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...

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;...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...