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.
ABEL FERRARAThe actors that I love to work with, they’re hard on me. They’re pushing me.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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I don’t care if I get $50 million to do a film.
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In the film business, it’s basically honor among thieves.
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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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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 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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You know, these month – or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on.
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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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I’m about my characters.
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My life is proof that I don’t need you to do what I do. If there’s no one to see it, I’ll watch it.
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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
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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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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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Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.
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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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I’m in a house where if the washing machine shuts off, it sings a song. If iPad gets a message, it sings a song.
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