“Ask him about “The Godfather” and he’ll tell you how Paramount Pictures fought him all the way. They didn’t want Marlon Brando or Pacino. They didn’t want it to be a period movie because it cost too much. Then it was a massive hit, and they wanted another one. “They said, basically, ‘Francis, you’ve made Coca-Cola. You’re gonna stop making colas?’” —“I think grief is the price we pay for love. It’s worth it.”