Steven Spielberg presented Francis Ford Coppola with a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute. During the tribute Spielberg said he believes Coppola’s “The Godfather” is the greatest American film of all time.
“Many artists can and do take a bow from their work on a page, on a canvas, on a screen, but our applause for you Francis, is from a different kind of audience. When we’re young, it’s our parents we want to make proud, and then it’s our friends, and then it’s our colleagues, and finally, it’s our peers. But you, sir, are peerless. You’ve inspired a generation of storytellers who want to make you proud of their work, proud of our work, and I always want to make you proud of my work.”
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