They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I'd be sure to have some dough to support my family. Francis Ford Coppola doughfamilygatsby Change image and share on social
If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor. Francis Ford Coppola campchildcounselor Change image and share on social
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. Francis Ford Coppola courageousideainstinct Change image and share on social
My big goal in life was always to figure out how I can make a lot of money so I can go off and make films irrespective of the opinion of the three or four critics who seem to rule the roost. Francis Ford Coppola bigcriticfigure Change image and share on social
When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television. Francis Ford Coppola childfrightenisolate Change image and share on social
I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives this speech. Ultimately, I was fired. When the script was done, they hired another writer and that script was forgotten. Francis Ford Coppola americanbizarrefire share on social
I realized I probably wouldn't make another film that cuts through commercial and creative things like 'Godfather' or 'Apocalypse.' Francis Ford Coppola apocalypsecommercialcreative Change image and share on social
Without a doubt, I was born to want to make cinema, but the kind of cinema I want to make is not like commercial movies, which I enjoy myself, but I wanted to be the kind of filmmaker who wrote original work, sort of like a novelist would who deals with who we are and our times or our relationships. Francis Ford Coppola bearcinemacommercial share on social
I used to love going into local hardware stores, to look at little things they made locally. Nowadays it's harder, though you can still do it in Vietnam. Francis Ford Coppola hardhardwarelocal Change image and share on social
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. Francis Ford Coppola 60sbigbudget share on social