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Coppola Quotes

Lessons passed down from a filmmaking icon.

These quotes reflect on Francis Ford Coppola's influence, from a lesson about running a company like family to being grouped among the Best directors of the 1970s alongside Scorsese, Altman, and Kubrick. Several speakers describe growing up on his films.

The money part is one of the most difficult things. Coppola always said I should do a tango movie. If it hadn't been for him, I don't know where we would have gotten the money.

Quotes by Robert Duvall

Obviously if you're Coppola going into 'Apocalypse Now' off the back of the two 'Godfathers,' you're in a much better position than coming off the back of something like 'Dust Devil,' which had scarcely been released, and was pretty much...

Quotes by Richard Stanley

Sofia Coppola is wonderful, and I'd love to work with her.

Quotes by Orlando Bloom

Being flown to the U.S. to meet Sofia Coppola is really exciting. I was freaking out. I'm a little nervous, as I don't want to muck it up I want to do my best.

Quotes by Olivia DeJonge

Amazing Quotes

I learned from Francis Ford Coppola to treat the company like your family.

Quotes by Mary Stuart Masterson

We grew up on Scorsese and Coppola and '70s crime thrillers.

Quotes by Joe Russo

Really, what I'm doing is an attempt to continue the best work of the people I adore: Francis Coppola and Scorsese and Robert Altman and Stanley Kubrick and those amazing directors whose work I grew up with and loved.

Quotes by James Gray

Just personally, I've been attached to 'On the Road' since 2007 and it was the greatest thing in my life when I got cast in it. I couldn't believe it. When I was 17 and read the book, I looked...

Quotes by Garrett Hedlund

I was up for Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather,' but, as I was only 10 at the time, I think Mr. Coppola made the right choice. The Julia Roberts role in 'Pretty Woman' held a bizarre allure for me. But,...

Quotes by Eric Stoltz

Best Quotes

I mean, it's amazing that I get to meet all these people. I've learned so much from all of them. I just worked with Sofia Coppola and that was amazing. I learned so much from her. I can't even describe...

Quotes by Elle Fanning

I just worked with Sofia Coppola and that was amazing. I learned so much from her. I can't even describe how much fun I had.

Quotes by Elle Fanning

I grew up on film sets and I had a ball. It wouldn't have had nearly as much fun if my dad had been working behind a desk somewhere. I remember being on the set of 'The Godfather: Part III,'...

Quotes by Dominik Garcia-Lorido

For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow.

Quotes by Diablo Cody

Making my first record, I was really inspired by all the color palettes Sofia Coppola has in her films.

Quotes by Charli XCX

Francis Quotes

I'd love to work with Tarantino, Scorsese, Sofia Coppola - all of them! I love thrillers and action movies. I love good horror films. I watched them so much when I was younger that I find it impossible to get...

Quotes by Cara Delevingne

I'm a huge Coppola fan. But more of 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Conversation.' 'The Godfather' for me is, like, number three or four on the list.

Quotes by Anurag Kashyap

I think my favorite, and Coppola and that whole thing. East coast Italian directors I guess.

Quotes by Anthony Michael Hall

If I tried to somehow wrap my head around the fact that Francis Ford Coppola directed my first movie, there's never a slot into which that ever fits in your mind.

Quotes by Alden Ehrenreich

Francis Ford Coppola did this early on. You tape a movie, like a radio show, and you have the narrator read all the stage directions. And then you go back like a few days later and then you listen to...

Quotes by Al Pacino

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this Coppola quotes page about?
This page collects quotes about Francis Ford Coppola from directors and actors who describe his influence, ranging from a business lesson about treating a company like family to being named among the great directors of his era.
Why do people search for Coppola quotes?
People search for Coppola quotes for film history writing, tributes, or interviews where a speaker credits Coppola as an influence, since his name recurs across multiple generations of filmmakers discussing their own inspirations.
Does this page include a quote about Coppola as a mentor?
Yes, one quote describes learning directly from Francis Ford Coppola to treat a company like family, framing him as a personal, not just artistic, influence.
Is Coppola linked to other filmmakers in these quotes?
Yes, multiple quotes group Coppola with Scorsese, and one further lists Robert Altman and Stanley Kubrick as directors from the same admired era, reflecting the Best filmmaking of that time.
Is there a quote about Coppola encouraging a specific project?
Yes, one quote recalls that Coppola always encouraged the speaker to make a tango movie, and credits him with helping the project find its funding.

One quote credits Coppola directly with encouraging a specific project, showing his influence extended into personal mentorship, not just admiration from afar. See Francis quotes for more on the man behind the name.