Abel Ferrara quote: "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."

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

I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up wi...
ABEL FERRARA

I don't have a problem with Werner Herzog.
ABEL FERRARA

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

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

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

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

I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for ...
ABEL FERRARA

It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and impr...
ABEL FERRARA

I'm about my characters.
ABEL FERRARA

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

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

No one can stop me from talking about my movie.
ABEL FERRARA

With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and ...
ABEL FERRARA

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

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

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

As an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss th...
ABEL FERRARA

My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You wan...
ABEL FERRARA

Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find tho...
ABEL FERRARA

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.
ABEL FERRARA

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

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

I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for yourself...
ABEL FERRARA

This is New York seen from the point of view of an outsider. The TV journalist is so famous that he'...
ABEL FERRARA

I grew up in the late '50s. I came from a real place and needed to see the movies that were around t...
ABEL FERRARA

We don't usually win things, but if you're going to be in competition, you might as well win. I've b...
ABEL FERRARA

It was a sad moment.
ABEL FERRARA

I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for yourself...
ABEL FERRARA

Thank God, Mel had the gold in his pocket. He is the big winner and he deserves it and I think that ...
ABEL FERRARA

The Passion of Christ.
ABEL FERRARA

For a long time I've been trying to make this film and everyone told me you couldn't make a film abo...
ABEL FERRARA

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

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

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

The secret is not to make a film that causes something like Virginia Tech to happen. The secret is t...
ABEL FERRARA

The more you get into any religion, it becomes the same. It really becomes how you treat other peopl...
ABEL FERRARA

It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only th...
ABEL FERRARA

Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for...
ABEL FERRARA

I grew up in the '60s, which was a creative time, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to go f...
ABEL FERRARA

I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
ABEL FERRARA

Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to...
ABEL FERRARA

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

At 140, 150, that's when the car starts floating. At 160, that's when you start seeing dead ...
ADAM FERRARA

I got into cars through my father. He used to work on cars. My job was to hold the light, which pret...
ADAM FERRARA

I said I wanted to strap guns on an El Camino. When I brought it up at a meeting, they said great. I...
ADAM FERRARA

I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
ADAM FERRARA

I want a '57 Starfire Olds.
ADAM FERRARA

I had done another show called 'United States of Cars,' which was a pilot that didn't ge...
ADAM FERRARA

Any time you can get a muscle car back, it's a good thing.
ADAM FERRARA

When I meet people after stand-up shows, they'll bring their cars.
ADAM FERRARA

It fits my ADD, so that's good. Because I really can't focus on anything for too long. And &...
ADAM FERRARA

When I walked in to read with Edie Falco, it was nice, because I auditioned in New York, and it was ...
ADAM FERRARA

I don't have a car in Manhattan because you have to choose between a car and an apartment. It...
ADAM FERRARA

My dad was a big car guy. If you wanted to spend time with my dad, he was working on the car.
ADAM FERRARA

I would recommend to someone that has the money to experience the experience of giving to another an...
ADAM FERRARA

Terrorists convince thousands of people to kill themselves in the name of God. I can't convince ...
ADAM FERRARA

I took a Ferrari under the 405 freeway. We took rent-a-cars through the desert. That was fun.
ADAM FERRARA

In California, the lines on the road are just a suggestion. They're in the left lane with the le...
ADAM FERRARA

What if God's a woman? Not only am I going to hell - I'll never know why!
ADAM FERRARA

I drove a brand new Lamborghini, the Huracan; it was great. We went on the Autobahn, and we got to d...
ADAM FERRARA

Anytime I get to help the firefighters, I will. I'm real lucky to be in a position to help.
ADAM FERRARA

I'm surprised how hot it gets in the Moab Desert. I knew it got hot, but I didn't think it g...
ADAM FERRARA

I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because...
ADAM FERRARA

I remember for my 18th birthday, I was going to get a tattoo, and I made the mistake of thinking I w...
ADAM FERRARA

If you're in California, and it's raining, stay home because nobody can drive in the rain. I...
ADAM FERRARA

I do stupid stuff like that: I'll call my wife from the road, send her pictures of glaciers.
ADAM FERRARA

My biggest pet peeve are just girls who go to sports bars who have no intention on caring what teams...
JERRY FERRARA

He is smart, and he knows that it's very difficult to enter the stage, but it is more difficult to h...
GIULIANO FERRARA

If you're a long-term investor with a three- to five-year horizon this shouldn't affect you at all. ...
JAY FERRARA

Microsoft and Intel are the bellwethers of the technology sector. These are the companies that are r...
JAY FERRARA

If you want to experience above-average returns, technology is the place to be.
JAY FERRARA

The only way a small investor should make decisions (based on lawsuits) is if they're looking at the...
JAY FERRARA

This is a long-term vehicle. Technology is where you're going to find the product development and th...
JAY FERRARA

The creative on these spots is fun, entertaining and informative. With the industry and listener mom...
PETER FERRARA

I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade.
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI

My music lives because of real players.
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI

I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are ...
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI

Growing up in Poland, I didn't have the experience of going to Disneyland as a child, so I don&#...
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI

I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies somethin...
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI

Day labor is not a niche market. It's now entering different aspects of the national mainstream econ...
ABEL VALENZUELA

Rather than the debate being about how immigration impacts neighborhoods, schools and hospitals, may...
ABEL VALENZUELA

I don't know of any other occupation so susceptible to so many abuses.
ABEL VALENZUELA

These guys proved to be much more active and ensconced members of their communities than commonly su...
ABEL VALENZUELA

Day labor has been thrust into the public consciousness, but we're concerned that the debate has gon...
ABEL VALENZUELA

Many day laborers believe that avenues for enforcement of labor and employment laws are effectively ...
ABEL VALENZUELA

(The three) are in very good health and high spirits. Of course, they are a bit agitated after a mon...
ABEL OSHEVIRE

We're stepping up negotiation with their captors so that they can be off the hook imminently.
ABEL OSHEVIRE

I think they plan to release them in batches.
ABEL OSHEVIRE

The community leaders brought them to us and we're happy they've been freed.
ABEL OSHEVIRE

(The three) are in very good health and high spirits.
ABEL OSHEVIRE

We are working seriously at this and we should be able to achieve our desire.
ABEL OSHEVIRE

We have made progress, and we hope to have good news to announce very soon.
ABEL OSHEVIRE

We believe that very, very soon we should be able to reach the hostage takers. We've put in place a ...
ABEL OSHEVIRE

I think the security agents are closing in on the kidnappers.
ABEL OSHEVIRE

One was detained yesterday and the other two on Monday. I think we are closing in on them, we are cl...
ABEL OSHEVIRE

The governor has always been very sincere and free with these people (the militants), and always put...
ABEL OSHAVIRE

They are all in good health.
ABEL OSHAVIRE

From the feelers we are getting, they want to release them in the night, under the cover of the nigh...
ABEL OSHAVIRE

They have assured us that they will let go of the hostages, so we've been very hopeful.
ABEL OSHAVIRE

Today is an important day for children who have been victimized by sexual predators, ... SB 138 prot...
ABEL MALDONADO

To have a bill in place that would keep a person like me away from their father or mother, I just ca...
ABEL MALDONADO

If he wins in November, he will be King Kong,
ABEL MALDONADO

I am very proud of the legislation we were able to pass this year, ... Many of the bills we worked o...
ABEL MALDONADO

made it easier for government to take property away from private citizens. That should be harder, no...
ABEL MALDONADO

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
ABEL STEVENS

For birth control, I rely on my personality
MILT ABEL

My drawing, like that of most cartoonists, is intended first of all to be functional: to create beli...
JESSICA ABEL

We are pleased to have completed the regulatory approval process in just 10 months from the date the...
GREG ABEL

We are pleased to have received approval of the transaction in all six states served by PacifiCorp. ...
GREG ABEL

Bill's knowledge of the industry will be of great value as we work toward a smooth transition of Pac...
GREG ABEL

We are pleased to receive approval of the transaction in Idaho and appreciate the efforts of the com...
GREG ABEL

We are pleased that utility commissions in Wyoming and Utah have approved the transaction. We apprec...
GREG ABEL

The new organization will further enhance the regional identity of our electric distribution busines...
GREG ABEL

Deloitte's sessions at Telecom NEXT really zero in on the issues of concern for companies trying to ...
JOHN ABEL

With new broadband video outlets dramatically changing the entertainment and communications markets,...
JOHN ABEL

Network security and the ability to operate in the face of disaster are some of the top concerns for...
JOHN ABEL

Next-generation soft-switch technology is in high demand as communications service providers develop...
JOHN ABEL

With IPTV dramatically changing the entertainment market and helping to spur demand for broadband, I...
JOHN ABEL

IMS technology will play a big role in determining how communications service providers develop and ...
JOHN ABEL

Network security and the ability to operate in the face of disaster are some of the top concerns for...
JOHN ABEL

I think the division race will come down to the final week.
DAVID ABEL

It was a big wall coming at us. It just rumbled, and the shingles started flying. That roar sounded ...
DAVID ABEL

We have to be able to react to negatives as well as positives. It's a learning process. I think the ...
DAVID ABEL

I think he's probably done his best work at the bully pulpit. Compare and contrast with his two pred...
DAVID ABEL

In the mental-health field, it's sort of walking a tightrope. You can't treat someone by simply lock...
DON ABEL

Richard was a bright guy. He had a lot of good travel skills, obviously. Many (escapees) just stay r...
DON ABEL

Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like...
DON ABEL

Much of what they do there is discharge planning, trying to get patients back out in the community. ...
DON ABEL

I am always looking for an opportunity to compete personally. I feel this sets a good example, and I...
CHRIS ABEL

Andy Cutler is very excited about the chance to compete at the Maymont Festival as are all of our ru...
CHRIS ABEL

It's special, especially in a team sport. It took a team effort to win. We weren't looking at this g...
CHRIS ABEL

I worked on whatever I have to on whatever team in practice. I work hard in everything as hard as I ...
CHRIS ABEL

I dropped our very first pass, but the first touchdown was a perfect pass from Aaron. The defender h...
CHRIS ABEL

What's gratifying for me and interesting is that people are picking up on exactly what I want th...
JESSICA ABEL

When I'm driving to my appointments, everybody calls me on my cell phone. When I'm in my office, I u...
ABEL YANEZ

When I'm driving to my appointments, everybody calls me on my cell phone.
ABEL YANEZ

The girls played well. I think there at the end, they started playing like, 'we need to score or we'...
ABEL LOPEZ

After Alexander scored its second goal, the girls looked like they wanted to quit and say, 'Here we ...
ABEL LOPEZ

It's not a personal thing against any writer.
AMANDA ABEL

We want to bring benefits that people want to use.
AMANDA ABEL

It's a great way for those people to get legal software on their PCs.
AMANDA ABEL

I think it is possible to be friends even if you're competing. You know, there's so many guy...
JAKE ABEL

When Tadlow walks the streets, the paviours cry, / 'God bless you, Sir!' and lay their rammers by.
ABEL EVANS

I sit in front of the notebook and feel like it’s just too late for me. And that this book isn’t...
JESSICA ABEL

Under this stone, reader, survey / Dead Sir John Vanbrugh's house of clay. / Lie heavy on him, Earth...
ABEL EVANS

I have noted that persons with bad judgment are most insistent that we do what they think best.
LIONEL ABEL

On the other hand, if large sharks such as tiger sharks are declining, there may be more black tip s...
DAN ABEL

You hear all the benefits, and you wonder why everyone isn't building green. Conventional building i...
DAN ABEL

Vampires are always going to be sexy.
JAKE ABEL

The continuum in which we live is not the kind of place in which middles can be unambiguously exclud...
REUBEN ABEL

They have a sort of opportunistic component to their life history pattern that's much more flexible ...
JAE ABEL

Amphibians are one of the latest groups of organisms to show us changes are afoot on the landscape. ...
JAE ABEL

The sensitive species, which a lot of amphibians are thought to be, are in short supply. We have a c...
JAE ABEL

In the Soviet Union we have a saying, a pessimist is someone who believes things can't get any worse...
ABEL AGANBEGYAN

So the conclusion they're drawing is that these kind of exercises are healthier for the brain.
KRIS ABEL

You've got one page on the left of instructions, and one page on the right which is the screen that ...
KRIS ABEL

For consumers it's going to be an ugly mess.
KRIS ABEL

You can't sculpt a pebble.
SCOTT ABEL

By studying the masters and not their pupils.
NIELS H. ABEL

He is like the fox, who effaces his tracks in the sand with his tail.
NIELS H. ABEL

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.

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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.

Abel Ferrara

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