I direct, and I make movies I can’t finance. I can’t raise money. I can’t sell anything. I make things.
ABEL FERRARABut I’m never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is.
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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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My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy.
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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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That’s the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.
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But I’m never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is.
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When I talk about drugs and alcohol, I’m talking about sex addiction, gambling addiction, eating addiction, throwing-up addiction. I’m not talking about mental illness.
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I grew up in the Bronx. I’m into rap music.
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Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don’t find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
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I’m about my characters.
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You know, these month – or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on.
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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 need to push myself. I don’t need to sharpen my own knife and slit my throat.
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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My existence is about making movies, so I’ve just got to rock and roll with the punches.
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I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age.
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