Francis Ford Coppola premiered his film 'Megalopolis' at the Palace of Fine Arts, captivating the audience with reflections on death and the human experience. His film, a passion project that features a cast led by Adam Driver and Giancarlo Esposito, has garnered mixed reviews yet performed modestly at the box office. Coppola expresses a viewpoint on legacy as separate from commercial success, sharing insights on his experiences with loss and the way he confronts mortality, underscoring a life filled with meaning and accomplishment.
I'm 85. I lost my wife a year ago, around this time. But my attitude for death is that I always lived my life so that when I was at the moment approaching death, I wouldn't say, 'Oh, I wish I had done this and I wish I had done that.' Instead, I say to myself, 'I got to do this.'
I got to see my daughter win an Oscar. I got to see my father win an Oscar. I'm going to be so busy saying all the things I got to do that when I die, I'm not going to notice it.
When I die, I'm not going to notice it. You know how your electric toothbrush just shuts off when you least expect it? That's what death is like.
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