Abel Ferrara Quotes

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.

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.

I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

The last day of your life is still going to be a day.

Then there’s that thing, maybe it’s not true. Who knows? Are you going to believe it? Are you going to buy it?

I come from a world where you get the film done, that’s a success.

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.

I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age.

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?

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.