Gia Coppola

“Costumes say a lot about a character. When it came to 'Palo Alto,' it was important for me that the kids didn't look perfect. In most teen movies today, all of the clothes are expensive. I r...”

“The hardest thing on 'Palo Alto' was letting go because I kept working on it, trying to make it better.”

“Movies are a collaboration, I feel, so I didn't think of myself as an authoritative figure as much.”

“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 t...”

“I wanted to be a ballet dancer. I was bad - I'm not very coordinated. But I always wished I could have been a dancer.”

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

“I remember people - not my family - always asking, 'Oh, so are you going to make movies when you're older?' I felt pressured, and that always kind of deterred me.”

“You can't host an Italian film festival without Marcello Mastroianni. It just doesn't feel right.”

“I was always a big James Franco fan.”

“I like the pharmacy makeup. I always get stuck in that aisle... I've always liked looking at it.”

“I've only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.”

“I like the camera to be still and not very shaky and have everything happen within the frame.”

“Visually, I love the setting of suburbia.”

“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 goi...”