Francis Ford Coppola Opens Up About How Philosophy Has Inspired His Life and Career

In his first ever podcast interview, Francis Ford Coppola joins Ryan to talk about how Marcus Aurelius, Stoicism, and Epicureanism have impacted his life, both personally and professionally. Francis reflects on his legacy and why it was so important to complete his latest movie, Megalopolis (out September 27), after he began developing it in the early 1980’s. Francis almost abandoned it multiple times and ultimately ended up self-financing the project. Megalopolis is a sci-fi drama Roman Epic fable based on Cicero and the Catiline Conspiracy set in an imagined Modern America that stars Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Grace VanderWaal, Nathalie Emmanuel, Chloe Fineman, Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, and more.  As Francis says, “You can't go to New York without realizing it is covered with Roman buildings. So, my intent was to write a Roman epic set in a contemporary New York that copied Ancient Rome."  Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest movie directors of all time. His movies include The Godfather, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, and his latest project, Megalopolis is in theaters on September 27, 2024!  Check out the trailer for Megalopolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq6mvHZU0fc Follow Francis on Instagram @francisfordcoppola and go see Megalopolis in theaters on September 27!  Books Mentioned: The Storm Before The Storm by Mike Duncan Creation by Gore Vidal The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt Tyrant by Stephen Greenblatt A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Papyrus by Deckle Edge The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran The Harder They Fall by Budd Schulberg Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald Antkind by Charlie Kaufman ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us:  Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.