Quotes from Gia Coppola

I got my GED my senior year and ended up taking community college classes before I transferred to Bard.

It was kind of intimidating to make a feature without that much experience.

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

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.

I love Serge Lutens orange blossom perfume; my mom got it for me. It's my favorite. It just smells clean.

I normally wear jeans and sneakers, but given an occasion, I enjoy dressing up.

When I graduated, I felt a little burned out on taking pictures after so many years of churning out so many for classes.

It's tricky to take a book of short stories and turn it into a feature film.

Making a movie is a lot of problem solving.

Now that I'm older, I have a much better appreciation of nature, and I love being alone.

After college, I drove across the country twice with friends. It was one of the most fascinating experiences of my life. I find it really inspiring seeing the country that way.

I remember having crushes and longings, but there were all these missed opportunities or things that seemed like such a big deal, but you really don't understand what the other person is going through.

In high school, I didn't always relate to my friends. I was more of a spectator.

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.

My mentor in college was Stephen Shore. I loved his color palettes and his taking mundane things but finding them fascinating.

I think what's so great about making your first feature film is that you're so naive in some ways; you don't know what to expect, and you don't question things as much because you're just trying to figure it out as you go.

Being a little naive can work to your advantage.

My grandpa showed me how to build stamina onset behind the scenes on 'Twixt.'

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.

The teenage years are such a great subject because everything is heightened and on the surface, and it deals with universal emotions that we face even as we get older.

In Italy, there are a lot of Coppolas - it's like being called Jones. No one really notices.

Once I found these sticker things for your nails - Sally Hansen - those were really fun to do. They're really fun to do when you're bored, and it's better than painting your nails because you don't mess up. It looks really good, very professional. I tried a zebra one that was really pretty, but I always get a little bored of it.

My family get so mad at me when they come over. All I'll have in is milk and eggs. I mainly keep film in my fridge - it's better for it; it stops it from going old. I'm bad at eating healthy; I usually just run across the street and get cheeseburgers.

I don't like shopping, so I'll look online. I like going to the flea market at the Rose Bowl every once in a while. I like the same stores, Opening Ceremony and APC.