With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that's all I was going to get. Abel Ferrara 000directfee Change image and share on social
It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and improvised, and get somebody to laugh. Abel Ferrara fastfunnyhard Change image and share on social
Making money is not gonna change anything about what I am, except I won't answer the door. Abel Ferrara answerchangedoor Change image and share on social
Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models. Abel Ferrara americanbeatbunch Change image and share on social
Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for others it's like, 'Yes, let's do it.' Abel Ferrara actorbudgetlow Change image and share on social
As an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss the fact that there was a certain kind of energy that exists when people can live for nothing. Abel Ferrara 70s80senergy Change image and share on social