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I direct, and I make movies I can't finance. I can't raise money. I can't sell anything. I make things.

Abel Ferrara

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Abel Ferrara
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 18
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
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New York City
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I don't care if I get $50 million to do a film.
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As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy. He came to New York when he was 20. He lived in the States from age 20 to 96, but he brought his culture with him, he brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.
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Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?
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I don't need to push myself. I don't need to sharpen my own knife and slit my throat. I'm trying to chill it and find an equilibrium and a balance to my work.
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