“Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identifi...” — Francis Ford Coppola Quote

Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.

I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I've financed myself.

I like simplicity; I don't need luxury.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really gave you responsibility and opportunity. So it was kind of a fair deal.

You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies.

If you see voters as rational, you'll be a terrible politician. People are not wired to be rational. Our brains simply evolved to keep us alive. Brains did not evolve to give us truth. Brains merely give us movies in our minds that keeps us sane and motivated. But none of it is rational or true, except maybe sometimes by coincidence.

I've got a short attention span, so it makes sense that I like movies because, for the most part, they immerse you in lots of action.

I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I celebrate, and I wanted my movies to show that celebration and that honoring of these great film stars that were unafraid to go into horror and Grand Guignol and the macabre.