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He got the role. i thought, "there's no way i'm going to get the part! "you can't" — you know what i mean? they're all these big movie stars out there and i thought "what do they want? "how am i ever going to get that kind of a role?" i don't want it. i'm doing all right. my life's ok. i mean, simple. i play the piano sometimes, i go do theatre, i read, i have — you know, i'm in new york. new york, you get everything. new york feeds you, you know? you don't need anything else. from sequences shot at this house on staten island and elsewhere in new york, and as far away as sicily, the godfa...

There was a lot of friction between the director, francis ford coppola, and studio executives on a number of matters. there were fights over budget, location, setting. at one point there was even an insurrection about among coppola's own crew, that they wanted him replaced as director. so it was just a fight around everything. some of the other families won't sit still for all—out war! then they hand me sollozzo! my father wouldn't want to hear this, this is business not personal. but robert duvall remembers that in the midst of all the mayhem, coppola managed to remain a steady hand, workin...

On staten island and elsewhere in new york, and in fact, as far away as sicily, the godfather comes together extremely smoothly as a masterful movie. but behind the scenes, it was anything but smooth. there was a lot of friction between the director, francis ford coppola, and studio executives on a number of matters. there were fights over budget, location, setting. at one point, there was even an insurrection about among coppola's own crew, that they wanted him replaced as director. so, it was just a fight around everything. some of the other families won't sit still for all—out war! then t...

Between the director, francis ford coppola, and studio executives on a number of matters. there were fights over budget, location, setting. at one point there was even an insurrection about among coppola's own crew, that they wanted him replaced as director. so it was just a fight around everything. some of the other families won't sit still for all—out war! then they hand me sollozzo! my father wouldn't want to hear this, this is business not personal. but robert duvall remembers that in the midst of all the mayhem, coppola managed to remain a steady hand, working well with the actors. the ...