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

- Abel Ferrara

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.

- Abel Ferrara

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

- Abel Ferrara

My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there.

- Abel Ferrara

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

- Abel Ferrara

Movies are only the result of where we are as human beings.

- Abel Ferrara

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

- 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'll watch it.

- Abel Ferrara

I direct, and I make movies I can't finance. I can't raise money. I can't sell anything. I make things.

- Abel Ferrara