I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that tell the stories of all the things in life you want to say... well, maybe those are the films that should have won me the Oscar. Martin Scorsese burstenergyfilm share on social
People say you should do it this way, someone else suggests that, yes, there's financing, but maybe you should use this actor. And there are the threats, at the end - if you don't do it this way, you'll lose your box office; if you don't do it that way, you'll never get financed again... 35, 40 years of this, you get beat up. Martin Scorsese actorbeatbox share on social
I've been to North Africa many times. Martin Scorsese africahavenorth Change image and share on social
One of the things is that the good intentions of Prohibition, from reading over the years and from becoming obsessed with the research of gangs in New York City, seems to have allowed crime figures at the time, like Luciano, Capone, Torrio and Rothstein, to organize to become more powerful, which pulled all the way through until the '70s. Martin Scorsese 70sallowcapone share on social
Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience. Martin Scorsese casecreativeendeavour Change image and share on social
The term 'giant' is used too often to describe artists. But in the case of Akira Kurosawa, we have one of the rare instances where the term fits. Martin Scorsese akiraartistcase Change image and share on social
My father had this mythological sense of the old New York, and he used to tell me stories about these old gangs, particularly the Forty Thieves in the Fourth Ward. Martin Scorsese fatherfortyfourth Change image and share on social
We can't keep thinking in a limited way about what cinema is. We still don't know what cinema is. Maybe cinema could only really apply to the past or the first 100 years, when people actually went to a theater to see a film, you see? Martin Scorsese applycinemafilm share on social
More personal films, you could make them, but your budgets would be cut down. Martin Scorsese budgetcutfilm Change image and share on social
If we just sit and exist, and understand that, I think it will be helpful in a world that seems like a record that's going faster and faster, we're spinning off the edge of the universe. Martin Scorsese edgeexistfast Change image and share on social