Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'

Francis Ford Coppola

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I've become very interested in the ways things can change even with someone you've known for many years and you've committed to for life. How drastic can you damage things in the way you speak to someone?

Jenny Slate

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People would tell me, especially after my marriage to Prince, 'You need to write a book because you've had a crazy life.'

Mayte Garcia

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I wrote a pilot for myself. It's about a Latina actress trying to make it in Hollywood. It's pretty funny.

Melonie Diaz

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I'm so proud that my offspring became a musician. I'm full of awe that we are able to have a whole family live the life of artists.

Maxine Hong Kingston

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I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the part.

Steve Buscemi

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I grew in the inner city, listening to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, The Commodores - lots of soul music.

Stefon Harris

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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

Sun Tzu

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I've always considered transcribing to be an invaluable tool in the development of one's musical ear and, over the years, I have spent countless glorious hours transcribing different kinds of music, either guitar-oriented or not.

Steve Vai

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I think that every piece has its challenges. I love going back and forth between one and the other. I'll always pick a comedy over a drama.

Sigourney Weaver

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I have a hard time keeping a story straight when I tell the truth because when you start lying you have to remember what you said, and I'm not very good at that.

Lisa Vanderpump

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I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.

Jean Alesi

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When I read a book I liked, I would get a pen and one of my father's legal pads and rewrite it from memory as if I had thought of it myself. It was a clear sign that I wanted to be involved in writing, even if it was just pretend at that point.

Jonathan Dee

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