I think being mediocre and in the middle would be the worst. It's more interesting to get strong reactions, and to have the mixture of people who get it and the people who don't get it. And to invite a dialogue.
Sofia CoppolaMy dad told me, 'Your movie's never as good as the dailies and never as bad as the rough cut.
Sofia CoppolaI definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.
Sofia CoppolaI really didn't know what I wanted to do. I went to art school and tried a bunch of different things, but I knew I wanted to do something in the visual arts. And I'd always been around my dad's film sets, so the interest was there. But I didn't have the guts to say, "I want to be a director," especially coming from that family.
Sofia Coppola