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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: In the film business, it's basically honor among thieves.

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: 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.'

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.'

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: 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.

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.

Abel Ferrara quotes: Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?

Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?

Abel Ferrara quotes: I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up with that concept.

I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up with that concept.

Abel Ferrara quotes: I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: A script is not a piece of literature it's a process.

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: I don't want to live anywhere where I'm breathing two million cars' fumes and paying a zillion dollars for the right to be totally hassled.

I don't want to live anywhere where I'm breathing two million cars' fumes and paying a zillion dollars for the right to be totally hassled.

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: I'm about my characters.

I'm about my characters.

Abel Ferrara quotes: I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.

I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.

Abel Ferrara quotes: 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.

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.

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: 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

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.

Abel Ferrara quotes: The last day of your life is still going to be a day.

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is read to you.

Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is read to you.

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: 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.

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.

Abel Ferrara quotes: A lifetime isn't long enough to learn how to make films.

A lifetime isn't long enough to learn how to make films.

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: I grew up in the Bronx. I'm into rap music.

I grew up in the Bronx. I'm into rap music.

Abel Ferrara quotes: 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.

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.

Abel Ferrara quotes: 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.

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.

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

I don't have a problem with Werner Herzog.

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

No one can stop me from talking about my movie.

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: Movies are only the result of where we are as human beings.

Movies are only the result of where we are as human beings.

Abel Ferrara quotes: My job is going to be to direct the film - I'm going to do it. And that's where my job ends.

My job is going to be to direct the film - I'm going to do it. And that's where my job ends.

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

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

Abel Ferrara quotes: I direct, and I make movies I can't finance. I can't raise money. I can't sell anything. I make things.

I direct, and I make movies I can't finance. I can't raise money. I can't sell anything. I make things.

Abel Ferrara quotes: I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success.

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