I direct, and I make movies I can’t finance. I can’t raise money. I can’t sell anything. I make things.
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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A script is not a piece of literature, it’s a process.
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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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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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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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My job is going to be to direct the film – I’m going to do it. And that’s where my job ends.
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A lifetime isn’t long enough to learn how to make films.
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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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No one can stop me from talking about my movie.
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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.
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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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My existence is about making movies, so I’ve just got to rock and roll with the punches.
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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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That’s the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.
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