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I’m a lapsed Buddhist like I’m a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.

Abel Ferrara

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.’
ABEL FERRARA

Actor Budget Certain Low Movie Ripped Thinking Wanna Working
I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age.
ABEL FERRARA

Age Country Early Father Moved Problem
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
ABEL FERRARA

Doing Each Interest Know Other People Pressure Under
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.
ABEL FERRARA

Done Filmmaking Most People Problem Starting Working
I’m not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
ABEL FERRARA

Dying Everybody Fan Movie Talking
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.
ABEL FERRARA

Buck Bullshit Couple Deal Guess Million People Poet Raise
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.
ABEL FERRARA

Helping Look Other People Religion Treat
I’m trying to chill it and find an equilibrium and a balance to my work.
ABEL FERRARA

Balance Chill Equilibrium Trying Work
I grew up in the Bronx. I’m into rap music.
ABEL FERRARA

Bronx Grew Music Rap
Even if you’re a poet sitting in your room writing a poem, you’re still in the world
ABEL FERRARA

Couple End Guess People Sitting World Writing
I don’t care if I get $50 million to do a film.
ABEL FERRARA

Care Do Film Get Million
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.
ABEL FERRARA

Every Message Postmodern Real Sing Single Started Stopped Time
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
ABEL FERRARA

Brought Country Culture Live Respect State Twenty Year
Then there’s that thing, maybe it’s not true. Who knows? Are you going to believe it? Are you going to buy it?
ABEL FERRARA

Believe Buy Going Maybe Wish
My job is going to be to direct the film – I’m going to do it. And that’s where my job ends.
ABEL FERRARA

Direct End Film Going Job
You know, these month – or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on.
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Based Dollar Endeavour Know Long Million Month

I’m a lapsed Buddhist like I’m a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.

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