Art depends on luck and talent.

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a Big Boy Now.'

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.

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.

We support each other in the Coppola family. We love the idea of everyone getting his place in the sun.

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.

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.

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

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'

I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up, with non-existent budgets. I didn't want to be surrounded by comforts and colleagues, which you have when when you're a big time director. I wanted to write personal works.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.

It takes no imagination to live within your means.