Francis Ford Coppola Quotes
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Either war is obsolete, or men are.
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From Syria even to Rome I fight with wild beasts, by land and sea, by night and by day, being bound amidst ten leopards, even a company of soldiers, who only grow worse when they are kindly treated.
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Vulnerable young women are being brainwashed by the radical lies of ISIS militants in the Middle East.
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I can tell you Donald Trump's products may not be made in America, but Donald Trump was made in America.
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I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.
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Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
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I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban.
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If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.
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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
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When I was a kid, I wasn't making my choices based on anything other than 'Did I want to work that day?' or 'Did being in school sound more fun?' And I don't remember ever reading a script and thinking, 'Is this going to be a fun part to play?'
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My family is basically Gypsies - for real.
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It is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history.
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We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor.
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I mean... directing is a holy, unpleasant experience, to be perfectly honest.
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I have a responsibility as a potential role model that I take very seriously.
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I always wish I had a road map for how to navigate my life as a parent and a producer, but in truth, it's a lot of trial and error.
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The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.
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If you're in the White House, it's your house, and you can invite whatever friend you want.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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Valyrian is oddly easier than Dothraki. It's got a more lyrical flow to it that feels more familiar to the way I speak. That makes it slightly easier.
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Fashion is custom in the guise of departure from custom.
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Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out.
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My film is not a movie; it’s not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.
