My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy.
ABEL FERRARAYou want to make movies on telephones, I’m there.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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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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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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My existence is about making movies, so I’ve just got to rock and roll with the punches.
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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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Making money is not gonna change anything about what I am, except I won’t answer the door.
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I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
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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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I don’t have a problem with Werner Herzog.
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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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In the film business, it’s basically honor among thieves.
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You know, these month – or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on.
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No one can stop me from talking about my movie.
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I don’t know what DVD commentaries are about. I’d like to strangle the person who came up with that concept.
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A lifetime isn’t long enough to learn how to make films.
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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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