I direct, and I make movies I can’t finance. I can’t raise money. I can’t sell anything. I make things.
ABEL FERRARAA script is not a piece of literature, it’s a process.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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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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That’s the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.
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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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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 last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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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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In the film business, it’s basically honor among thieves.
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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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I’m trying to chill it and find an equilibrium and a balance to my work.
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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 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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You want to make movies on telephones, I’m there.
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I’m about my characters.
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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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