I come from a world where you get the film done, that’s a success.
ABEL FERRARAHe brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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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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And the people doing them don’t even know each other, or know each other under pressure, or know each other when things are really
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How you look to help other people, and how you get out of this ‘I, me, mine’ type of thing.
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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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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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A lifetime isn’t long enough to learn how to make films.
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Life is what happens when you’re doing other things, right?
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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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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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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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Рow can we be, even if it is the last day on earth? It’s like Christmas Eve. “Okay, it’s going to be Christmas.
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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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I direct, and I make movies I can’t finance. I can’t raise money. I can’t sell anything. I make things.
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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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