GIA COPPOLA

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

I was really nervous working with actors, since I come from a photography background.

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

I just love seeing other females work.

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.

Working with a great actor is really educational.

It's great because all of my friends from elementary school are still my closest friends.

I'm so proud to be American.

If I'm not comfortable, I just look awkward.

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.

There is always something I gain from watching a movie, whether it's a silly romantic comedy or an art film.

Women need to support women.

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

I enjoy fashion photography and textiles, that whole aspect of it. As more of an art form, I like Proenza Schouler. Those guys are really cool because they seem to have an interesting approach to it all.

I went to a private school, and I struggled academically. It was really disheartening to always be considered bad at that.

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

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

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

I'm a pyro. I love exploding things.

I studied photography at Bard, but I just felt tired of it. Someone asked me to be in a video but didn't want to be in it, so they told me to make my own, and that seemed more fun to me.

So many of the kids on television have really nice clothes, perfect skin and hair.

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.

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

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

Anyone can create and put stuff out there, so then as viewers and listeners, we have access to a lot of different unique view points.