Abel Ferrara Quotes

Abel Ferrara is an American filmmaker known for his provocative and gritty films. He has directed movies such as "Bad Lieutenant," "King of New York," and "Ms .45." Ferrara's filmmaking style and exploration of dark and controversial themes have made him a notable figure in independent cinema.

Making money is not gonna change anything about wh... -Abel Ferrara

Making money is not gonna change anything about what I am, except I won't answer the door.

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just st... -Abel Ferrara

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.

The actors that I love to work with, they're hard ... -Abel Ferrara

The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me.

There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.... -Abel Ferrara

There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.

It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and improvised, and get somebody to laugh.

The secret is not to make a film that causes something like Virginia Tech to happen. The secret is to make a film that stops it happening.

No one can stop me from talking about my movie.... -Abel Ferrara

No one can stop me from talking about my movie.

I'm about my characters.... -Abel Ferrara

I'm about my characters.

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. How you look to help other people, and how you get out of this 'I, me, mine' type of thing.

As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't b... -Abel Ferrara

As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.

A script is not a piece of literature it's a proce... -Abel Ferrara

A script is not a piece of literature it's a process.

I don't care if I get $50 million to do a film.... -Abel Ferrara

I don't care if I get $50 million to do a film.

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.'

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 grew up in the '60s, which was a creative time, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to go from a baseball bat to a guitar to a film camera.

I don't care if I get $50m to do a film.... -Abel Ferrara

I don't care if I get $50m to do a film.

I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. ... -Abel Ferrara

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

In the film business, it's basically honor among t... -Abel Ferrara

In the film business, it's basically honor among thieves.

I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved ... -Abel Ferrara

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

It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying.

But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.

The last day of your life is still going to be a d... -Abel Ferrara

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

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.

My life is proof that I don't need you to do what ... -Abel Ferrara

My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.

Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the ri... -Abel Ferrara

Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.

As an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss the fact that there was a certain kind of energy that exists when people can live for nothing.

Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there.

That's the thing about making a movie: You never f... -Abel Ferrara

That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.

I don't have a problem with Werner Herzog.... -Abel Ferrara

I don't have a problem with Werner Herzog.

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