68 Quotes by Sofia Coppola

I always like to keep the budget as small as possible just to have the most freedom.

I like doing personal films, after doing a bigger movie, I enjoy doing smaller, intimate films.

I've always written my own scripts, I really like doing everything from the beginning and taking it all the way through, I've probably learned that from my dad.

I like amateur things.

Ever since I was little, I've felt very comfortable on a set. The time is stressful - being creative under time constraints. But there is an excitement and energy that you only have a certain amount of time to get what you want.

I just remember seventh grade as being really difficult, because there's nothing meaner than a girl at that age. You gang up on people, and it's traumatic. It wasn't so bad for me, but there's a woman I know who's still traumatized by junior high. At that age, everything seems like a huge deal, but of course that changes when you get older.

More actors in action movies should be gangly because that way it's believable when they move through tight spaces.

Forget the audience, make what you want to see

It bugs me when they have people my age [28] playing teenagers.