Francis Ford Coppola on taking time off

The speaker discusses their transition from making movies to pay off debts to pursuing personal film projects. They describe their efforts to write a screenplay set in New York, which was impacted by the events of 9/11. After struggling with the project, they found inspiration in a short story by Mircea Eliade, which helped them break through their creative block and pursue more personal and meaningful work.

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