I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age.
ABEL FERRARAAs barbaric is we are, it’s a miracle we haven’t blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
More Abel Ferrara Quotes
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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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In the film business, it’s basically honor among thieves.
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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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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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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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A lifetime isn’t long enough to learn how to make films.
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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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My existence is about making movies, so I’ve just got to rock and roll with the punches.
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Movies are only the result of where we are as human beings.
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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 direct, and I make movies I can’t finance. I can’t raise money. I can’t sell anything. I make things.
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A script is not a piece of literature, it’s a process.
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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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The limits of my imagination is the only thing that’s gonna stop me.
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I don’t want to live anywhere where I’m breathing two million cars’ fumes and paying a zillion dollars for the right to be totally hassled.
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