#us

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning. ↗

— Aaron Copland

#expressive #form #give #human #human spirit

The key is for the audience never to know, so I have a plan B for every illusion. ↗

— David Copperfield

#every #i #illusion #key #know

When shooting in the dark, it is a good idea to use a machine gun. ↗

— Craig Bruce

#good #good idea #gun #idea #machine

I'm really trying hard not to do anything that has been done before. So knowing everything I can about the legacy of magic challenges my team and I to invent new illusions. ↗

— David Copperfield

#anything #been #before #challenges #done

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#growing #growing up #i #i remember #just

All of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#because #each #films #great #italian

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#continue #i #i can #long #lots

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he'd never do it again. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#george #george lucas #just #lucas #making

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#comedies #early #exposure #father #had

I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue for a Russian science fiction picture. I didn't speak any Russian. He didn't care whether I could understand what they were saying; he wanted me to make up dialogue. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#care #corman #could #dialogue #english