Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?

The internet in hotels should be free - and I really resent it when they charge you five dollars for a bottle of water beside your bed.

The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet.

When I was sixteen or seventeen, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a playwright. But everything I wrote, I thought, was weak. And I can remember falling asleep in tears because I had no talent the way I wanted to have.

Work on nothing less than epic scale

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films. I didn't make that money necessarily from the film business, but I eventually made a lot of money and that's what I do. Of course, I consider myself unbelievably fortunate, and I'm pretty content with my life.

My family were symphonic musicians and in the opera. Also, it was my era, the love of radio. We used to listen to the radio at night, close our eyes and see movies far more beautiful than you can photograph.

Today's winemakers still worry about quality.

There's nothing creative about living within your means.