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I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can.

~Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Business Dependent Golf Guys Living Longer Make Movie Movie Business Movies Old Other Play Play Golf Want Would I Can

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Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.

~Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Afford Filmmakers Most Out Something Try Work

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I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it. But you look at the project and think, 'Gee, there are a lot of good directors who could do that.' I'd like to do something only I can do.

~Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Actor Always Been Could Directors Doing Gee Good Like Look Lot Lots Me Movies Offered Only Project Some Something Think Who Would You I Can

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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.

~Francis Ford Coppola

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We do things for good reasons that are bad.

~Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Bad Good Reasons Things

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I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be.

~Francis Ford Coppola

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People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made, 'Jack' is one of the biggest ones. No one knows that. If people hate the movie, they hate the movie. I just wanted to work with Robin Williams.

~Francis Ford Coppola

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I probably have genius. But no talent.

~Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Genius No Talent Talent

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Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.

~Francis Ford Coppola

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'The Godfather' changed my life, for better or worse. It definitely made me have an older man's film career when I was 29.

~Francis Ford Coppola

Topics: Better Career Changed Definitely Film Godfather Life Made Man Me My Life Older Worse

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: April 7th, 1939

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