Japan is the most intoxicating place for me. In Kyoto, theres an inn called the Tawaraya which is quite extraordinary. The Japanese culture fascinates me: the food, the dress, the manners and the traditions. Its the travel experience that has moved me the most. – Roman Coppola
When Im in London, Claridges is a great favourite. Im a big fan of art deco architecture and the rooms are extraordinary. – Roman Coppola
Relationship movies are often made for a female audience. – Roman Coppola
Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dads ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sisters wedding there. It was beautiful. – Roman Coppola
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. – A. Bartlett Giamatti, "The Green Fields of the Mind," Yale Alumni Magazi