I come from a world where you get the film done, that’s a success.
ABEL FERRARAI’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.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age.
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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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You want to make movies on telephones, I’m there.
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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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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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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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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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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 live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
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My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy.
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A script is not a piece of literature, it’s a process.
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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’m not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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In the film business, it’s basically honor among thieves.
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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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