Sofia Coppola is an acclaimed filmmaker. However, she almost quit the business in 2006.

Peace out, Marie Antoinette

Lost in Translation, Bill Murray, Sofia Coppola, Scarlett Johansson

During an interview with Rolling Stone, Coppola reflected on Marie Antoinette, her 2006 film. The film starred her longtime collaborator, Kirsten Dunst, and her cousin Jason Schwartzman. While not a box office hit — only grossing $60 million on a $40 million budget — the film did take home the Best Costume Design Oscar.

That wasn't enough for Coppola, who was left unsatisfied with the experience. “I had a great time with Kirsten and Jason, being in Versailles and in Paris at that time. But it was a lot to manage so many people,” she revealed. “I was just worn out, and I was just like, ‘Oh, I don't want to do this anymore.'

“[Mary Antoinette] was just a hard shoot, and then I was just over it for a minute,” she continued. “My daughter was born, and I was trying to take a pause. But there's something kind of addictive about making movies. You get an idea, and it bugs you until you do it.”

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To be fair, at the time of Marie Antoinette, Coppola had already had a great career. She was hot off of Lost in Translation, which won her a Best Original Screenplay Oscar. She'd also directed The Virgin Suicides a few years prior.

Luckily, Sofia Coppola continued making films and has directed films such as Somewhere, The Beguiled, and On the Rocks.

Her most recent film is Priscilla. The film is an adaptation of Priscilla Presley's memoir, Elvis and Me, and stars Carlee Spaeny as the titular character. Euphoria and The Kissing Booth star Jacob Elordi plays Elvis in the film. Dagmara Domińczyk, Raine Monroe Boland, and Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll also star.