With ‘New Rose Hotel,’ I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that’s all I was going to get.
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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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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I’m trying to chill it and find an equilibrium and a balance to my work.
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No one can stop me from talking about my movie.
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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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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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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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He brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.
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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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Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.
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I don’t have a problem with Werner Herzog.
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Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.
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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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Which filmmaking is completely done under in many circumstances. You’re under constant crisis, making a movie
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