Francis Ford Coppola

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#continue #i #i can #long #lots

Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#father #father and son #ford #frank #i

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he'd never do it again. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#george #george lucas #just #lucas #making

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#always #film #film world #flew #found

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#been #courageous #ideas #instincts #just

I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#because #enthusiastic #hard #i #just

I bring to my life a certain amount of mess. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#bring #certain #i #life #mess

I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#hated #i #me #number #school

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

— Francis Ford Coppola

#family #father #flute #had #i

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#become #came #could #country #exciting