Making money is not gonna change anything about what I am, except I won’t answer the door.
Abel Ferrara Quotes
I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age.
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| Birth: | 19th July, 1951 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Director, Screenwriter |
About
Ferrara was born in the Bronx of Italian and Irish descent. He was raised Catholic, which had a later effect on much of his work. At 15 he moved to Peekskill in Westchester, New York. where he attended high school with Nicholas St. John, who has written most of his films. He attended the film conservatory at SUNY Purchase, where he directed several movies, which are all available on The Short Films of Abel Ferrara collection. Soon finding himself out of work, he directed a pornographic film titled 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy in 1976, which starred his then-girlfriend. Interviewed by The Guardian in 2010, he recalled having to step in front of the camera: "It's bad enough paying a guy $200 to fuck your girlfriend, then he can't get it up.
