Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big mass audience loves. He's very fortunate because he can do the things he naturally likes the best, and he's been very successful.
Francis Ford CoppolaI always think upon Lee Strasberg with warmth, and reviewing his wisdom is a pleasure.
Francis Ford CoppolaIn a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that's when you get the answer.
Francis Ford CoppolaAll of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other.
Francis Ford CoppolaSo give yourself that chance to put together the 80, 90 pages of a draft and then read it very in a nice little ceremony, where you're comfortable, and you read it and make good notes on it, what you liked, what touched you, what moved you, what's a possible way, and then you go about on a rewrite.
Francis Ford Coppola