I can listen to Coppola talk all day. I love that his age he's still thinking about film form. He's a national treasure, along with Scorsese, Spielberg, Mann, etc.
Love the scene when the Don scares his grandson with the orange peel and then quickly takes it out when he realizes he's actually scared him that's the real Brando apparently he had a real soft spot for kids
I just finished watching Godfather 1 for the 86th time (and yes, I keep count). What gets me most about this interview is knowing how close that movie came to never being made. Ultimately, it came down to Coppola's willingness to cajole, and beg, and demand, and suffer that that masterpiece ever came to exist at all. So thanks, Francis, for being great, because you could have just decided to throw up your hands and be mediocre.
“The writing itself is the future of cinema,” his point was really good on how the novel is a few hundred years old but even now it’s still changing. Film will always be the same way I feel
Francis Ford Coppola is in my top 5 favorite directors of all time and Sofia Coppola is my favorite female director of all time, and shout out to Gia Coppola who did a great job on her directorial debut Palo Alto.
The immediately observable glowing unconditional love this man has for his family warms my heart. Francis Ford Coppola will go down as being just one of the best human beings ever.
"The things you get fired for when you're young are the same things you get lifetime achievements for when you're old'"
I can listen to Coppola talk all day. I love that his age he's still thinking about film form. He's a national treasure, along with Scorsese, Spielberg, Mann, etc.
Love the scene when the Don scares his grandson with the orange peel and then quickly takes it out when he realizes he's actually scared him that's the real Brando apparently he had a real soft spot for kids
Apocalypse Now is a masterpiece.
Coppolla's passion for cinema history, story-telling and movie-making in general shines through every time he speaks. A true artist.
I just finished watching Godfather 1 for the 86th time (and yes, I keep count). What gets me most about this interview is knowing how close that movie came to never being made. Ultimately, it came down to Coppola's willingness to cajole, and beg, and demand, and suffer that that masterpiece ever came to exist at all. So thanks, Francis, for being great, because you could have just decided to throw up your hands and be mediocre.
He's 78 but he sounds like he's 30!
“The writing itself is the future of cinema,” his point was really good on how the novel is a few hundred years old but even now it’s still changing. Film will always be the same way I feel
Francis Ford Coppola is in my top 5 favorite directors of all time and Sofia Coppola is my favorite female director of all time, and shout out to Gia Coppola who did a great job on her directorial debut Palo Alto.
He is so down-to-earth while being openly pleased to be in this business and have his family in this business. What a marvelous man.
"learning and music are they only things that you really pleasure from that doesn't bite you back"
FYI: the composer he mentions in
He is one of those people that you could listen to for hours on end and never get bored - a great engaging storyteller.
What a beautiful, human and insightful interview by one of the greatest directors of all time.
the Brando stuff begins at
Brando's Secretary persuaded him 2,3,4 times to read the script...and he loved props, so the cotton wool or tissues came out.....excellent!!!
He seems like such a lovely guy to talk with, honestly.
The immediately observable glowing unconditional love this man has for his family warms my heart. Francis Ford Coppola will go down as being just one of the best human beings ever.
Francis Ford Coppola is truly a brilliant man.
Wonderful interview (and the interviewer has a great voice, BTW).