A biography for Gia Coppolahasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“'Virgin Suicides' was such a big movie to me as a teenage girl. It blew me away.”
“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.”
“Women need to support women.”
“I get to collaborate and tell stories with moving photographs.”
“I want to learn and challenge myself and grow.”
“I feel like I can communicate much better using images than words.”
“If I'm not comfortable, I just look awkward.”
“I was always a big James Franco fan.”
“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.”
“I don't really wear makeup. I don't like the feeling of it. I just put mascara on, and that's kind of it.”
“My mentor in college was Stephen Shore. I loved his color palettes and his taking mundane things but finding them fascinating.”
“I never particularly liked it in New York City.”
“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.”
“I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres.”
“I enjoy seeing how my friends - Proenza Schouler, Zac Posen, Rodarte - use clothes to create their vision and art.”
“You can't host an Italian film festival without Marcello Mastroianni. It just doesn't feel right.”
“Being a little naive can work to your advantage.”
“Usually when I get nervous and don't know how to prepare for something, I just don't do anything at all, which is not necessarily the best idea.”
“I really learned a lot when I worked on my grandpa's film 'Twixt' and got to be with him start to finish and sit next to him every day. That was my film school.”