Sofia Coppola doesn't read movie reviews

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jun 18 2013 | 2:25 PM IST
Filmmaker Sofia Coppola refuses to read reviews about her movies as she is too sensitive and can't deal with the criticisms.
The "Bling Ring" director, who has previously won an Academy Award for her film "Lost In Translation", says despite the success of her work in the past she can't face reading articles about her movies, reported Contactmusic.
"I'm too sensitive. If I'm happy with it, I like it. I don't want to hear people putting me up or down. I'd rather not care what other people think. I think a film can look good and have depth. I don't think anyone likes to read their films lack substance. I don't avoid people. I don't live in a bubble," Coppola said.
Before she started working behind the camera, the director appeared as an actress in several of her father, Francis Ford Coppola films, but her acting career was ended after her role as Mary Corleone in 1990's 'The Godfather Part III' earned her the Worst Supporting Actress and Worst New Star titles at the Golden Raspberry Awards.
She found the harsh criticism of her performance hard to handle at the time and she felt bad for embarrassing her revered filmmaker dad.
"It was really brutal. I was 18 and it was hard to be so put down. To be on the cover of a magazine with the headline 'She Ruined Her Dad's Movie' made me feel bad for embarrassing him. But I wasn't devastated. It wasn't my dream to be an actor.
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First Published: Jun 18 2013 | 2:25 PM IST

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