Eleanor Coppola credited as playing...
Self
- Eleanor Coppola: The film Francis is making is a metaphor for a journey into self. He has made that journey and is still making it. It's scary to watch someone you love go into the center of himself and confront his fears, fear of failure, fear of death, fear of going insane. You have to fail a little, die a little, go insane a little, to come out the other side. The process is not over for Francis.
- Eleanor Coppola: Last night, Francis watched the footage from the first week's shooting. They were the scenes with Harvey Keitel, who plays Willard. Afterward, he sat down on the couch with the editors and said, "Well, what do you think?" I went upstairs to say good night to the children, and when I came down 15 minutes later, Francis had made the decision to replace his leading man.