In the film business, it’s basically honor among thieves.
ABEL FERRARAMovies are only the result of where we are as human beings.
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You know, these month – or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on.
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Movies are only the result of where we are as human beings.
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As barbaric is we are, it’s a miracle we haven’t blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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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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My existence is about making movies, so I’ve just got to rock and roll with the punches.
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Then there’s that thing, maybe it’s not true. Who knows? Are you going to believe it? Are you going to buy it?
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I was raised a Catholic and when you’re raised a Catholic they don’t teach you to think for yourself. You’re taught not to think too deeply about things.
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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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I’m trying to chill it and find an equilibrium and a balance to my work.
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So what. What are you going to do? Jump off the Empire State Building?” It’s all still the same. The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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Which filmmaking is completely done under in many circumstances. You’re under constant crisis, making a movie
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Although I guess being a poet is a different than having to deal with 40 or 50 people to raise a couple million bucks and all that bullshit.
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The actors that I love to work with, they’re hard on me. They’re pushing me.
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There are a lot of other things that are important, you know. You know what they say. Life is what happens when you’re doing other things, right?
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The more you get into any religion, it becomes the same. It really becomes how you treat other people and how you get outside yourself.
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