Francis Ford Coppola Quotes
I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.
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The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.
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I pledge to you today that for as long as I am your governor, I will not seek or accept any outside compensation from any source.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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You know, I've sold a lot of bad movies in my time.
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The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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I believe honor thy mother and father is not just a good commandment to live by, it is good public policy to govern by. That is why I feel so strongly about Medicare.
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The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
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I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but I don't really think of my plays as only being relevant to a particular month or year.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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I started off in journalism 16 years ago in Stockholm, and I wrote for a few different publications for many years. I've also worked in advertising as a copywriter and creative director, but I changed it for architecture at 25 years old.
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When I was living in New York and didn't have a penny to my name, I would walk around the streets and occasionally I would see an alcove or something. And I'd think, that'll be good, that'll be a good spot for me when I'm homeless.
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Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.
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I never really thought I was going to be a singer, honestly. I never listened to singers; I always listened to rap music.
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When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You can't complain about that. I think its heyday has passed, but it's had an effect and will continue to have an effect.
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I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
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He has a future and I have a past, so we should be all right.
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Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.
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I was this kid who never sat down. Nobody liked me? Well, I'd make sure they'd like me. I was the class clown, always doing crazy stuff and causing riots.
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Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
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I'm a huge fan of Taio Cruz. I'm really liking what he's doing at the moment. I'd love to do something with him.
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I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
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The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.
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I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.
