As a teenager, I wanted to be sophisticated and avant-garde, and I was really judgmental. But when you’re a teenager, you’re fearless because you don’t know the repercussions to anything. – Gia Coppola
I think when you do things outside of what you’re interested in, you meet people and get ideas to bring in to whatever it is you love doing the most. – Gia Coppola
My family and I are so close, it’s important to have a close knit relationship and to make time to spend with each other, especially at the holidays. – Gia Coppola
I just remember that pivotal moment when you’re a young adult, and you realize that these authority figures are human beings, too, and they’re figuring out their lives just as you are, and they’re flawed. – Gia Coppola
I’ve only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays. – Gia Coppola
When I went to college, my mum was really sad, so she preserved my bedroom, like a weird time capsule. – Gia Coppola
I like the camera to be still and not very shaky and have everything happen within the frame. – Gia Coppola
When I was younger, I had pink underneath my hair, and I got detention. I went to an all-girls school where you wore a uniform, and pink hair was not OK. – Gia Coppola
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. – Gia Coppola
As a first-time director, you act a lot like a teenager. I made decisions because I was hotheaded. My skin broke out. I was trying to understand who I am. – Gia Coppola
I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one. – Gia Coppola
There is always something I gain from watching a movie, whether it’s a silly romantic comedy or an art film. – Gia Coppola
Most people think of Las Vegas, and they think of extravagance. But it’s really a mix between fantasy and laziness. – Gia Coppola
I love making movies. But it’s a lot of investing your heart and soul. It can be exhausting. – Gia Coppola
Anyone can create and put stuff out there, so then as viewers and listeners, we have access to a lot of different unique view points. – Gia Coppola
My mentor in college was Stephen Shore. I loved his color palettes and his taking mundane things but finding them fascinating. – Gia Coppola
I love so many directors. I love David O. Russell. I love David Fincher, I love Alexander Payne and Jane Campion and my aunt. Spike Jonze. There are just so many amazing directors. – Gia Coppola
