I come from a world where you get the film done, that’s a success.
ABEL FERRARAThe limits of my imagination is the only thing that’s gonna stop me.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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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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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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You want to make movies on telephones, I’m there.
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And get off your spot and take that knowledge you have not to fix yourself into a place but to keep going.
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I grew up in the Bronx. I’m into rap music.
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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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That’s the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.
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Life is what happens when you’re doing other things, right?
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I’m a lapsed Buddhist like I’m a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.
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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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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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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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I’m trying to chill it and find an equilibrium and a balance to my work.
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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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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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