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I probably have genius. But no talent.

Francis Ford Coppola

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Francis Ford Coppola
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 7
Actor
Composer
Executive Producer
Film Director
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Winegrower
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Detroit
Michigan
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I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.
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Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film.
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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.
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I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.
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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.
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Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really gave you responsibility and opportunity. So it was kind of a fair deal.
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Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.
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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.
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It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me.
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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.
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Time is the lens through which dreams are captured.
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The only TV I would be interested in exploring would be live television. There's no substitute for a team of artists performing at their peak live when failure is possible. It's a high-wire act. That excites me.
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Today's winemakers still worry about quality.
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The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet.
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The essence of cinema is editing.
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I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.
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When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.
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Collaboration is like the sex of creativity.
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A director is the ringmaster of a circus that's inventing itself.
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If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor.
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