Gia Coppola Movies Quotations

I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one.

Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.

I remember people - not my family - always asking, 'Oh, so are you going to make movies when you're older?' I felt pressured, and that always kind of deterred me.

I love making movies. But it's a lot of investing your heart and soul. It can be exhausting.

I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres.

Costumes say a lot about a character. When it came to 'Palo Alto,' it was important for me that the kids didn't look perfect. In most teen movies today, all of the clothes are expensive. I remember wearing a lot of dirty vintage clothes.

I didn't go to film school. My Grampa always says just watch a lot of movies. He didn't go to film school; he went to theatre school. It's interesting to learn about the technical side of it, but I think it's more important to learn about writing and working with actors.

Most movies use older actors, but I thought, if I could just put kids on camera and get them to be themselves, what could be easier?