He came to New York when he was 20. He lived in the States from age 20 to 96, but he brought his culture with him
ABEL FERRARAA script is not a piece of literature, it’s a process.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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I’m a lapsed Buddhist like I’m a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.
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You know, these month – or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on.
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The world is constantly changing. You’re constantly learning and you have to be willing to get off your mark
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I don’t have a problem with Werner Herzog.
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It’s always a problem when you’re working with people you don’t really know. Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.
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I’m not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy.
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In the film business, it’s basically honor among thieves.
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No one can stop me from talking about my movie.
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Even if you’re a poet sitting in your room writing a poem, you’re still in the world
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There’s a difference between the world ending tomorrow and just drinking and drugging yourself to death.
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Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for others it’s like, ‘Yes, let’s do it.’
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I don’t want to live anywhere where I’m breathing two million cars’ fumes and paying a zillion dollars for the right to be totally hassled.
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Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.
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I’m living in a real postmodern time – every single thing sings to you to tell you it’s started, it’s stopped, you’ve got a message, you didn’t get a message.
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