United Kingdom, Dec. 1 -- Francis Ford Coppola finds Botox "scary".

The Apocalypse Now director, 86, has given his opinion on actresses who attempt to fend off the ageing process with wrinkle-freezing jabs with the moviemaker admitting he prefers women to age naturally because they are "beautiful" at every "decade".

When asked about Botox treatments, Coppola told The Telegraph newspaper: "Well, that's scary. The bloom of youth is 27.

"But at every decade women are beautiful. There's no age of woman that isn't beautiful. I always enjoyed inviting 90-year-old ladies, of whom I was fortunate to know a few, to lunch. They're fascinating, they'll tell you stories about their lives."

Coppola went on to add that he believes as soon as someon...