Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it.

Francis Ford Coppola

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People assume that death hanging over my head would allow me to put things into perspective, but that's not how it works.

John Diamond

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Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.

Andre Rieu

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I did work in a strip club, but I didn't strip. I danced, and I became very popular.

Maya Angelou

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The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.

Townsend Harris

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As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.

Ronald Frame

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I've always been a guy that liked to stay in control of my own destiny.

Rolando McClain

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I'm sort of stuck in adolescence in many ways, like most artists, and march to my own beat.

Mary Gauthier

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Rule number one in negotiating anything with Missy is never try and run me over. Never push me, because I am a very strong woman. I'm nice, but I'm very strong. When it gets down gritty, I can get grittier. Never, ever underestimate me.

Missy Elliott

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'I Am Jazz' was more for children to understand what it means to be transgender, but with 'Being Jazz,' I wanted to get the universal message across that we are all just people, and we have to live our lives authentically.

Jazz Jennings

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I had to live on $17,000 a year until I was 33, because I was a failed artist until I was 29, when I made my first short film that went to Sundance.

Jay Duplass

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For every single show you do, make sure you go out and literally try to beat what you did the day before. It's something that you can incorporate into everything you do. If you're constantly trying to beat your best, over time it will help you grow.

Chris Young

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If I am happy in my personal life, I will be happy in my profession.

Antoine Griezmann

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