When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit. Martin Scorsese americacreategrow share on social
I grew up in the Lower East Side, an Italian American - more Sicilian, actually. Martin Scorsese americaneastgrow Change image and share on social
Young film makers should learn how to deal with the money and learn how to deal with the power structure. Because it is like a battle. Martin Scorsese battledealfilm Change image and share on social
My working-class Italian-American parents didn't go to school, there were no books in the house. Martin Scorsese americanbookclass Change image and share on social
Being a father at a later age is different from when I had my other two daughters when I was in my 20s and 30s. If you're in your 60s and you're with the kid every day, you're dealing with the mind of a child, so it opens up that childishness in you again. Martin Scorsese 20s30s60s share on social
I happen to like vampires more than zombies. Martin Scorsese happenvampirezombie Change image and share on social
If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant? Martin Scorsese cookfooditalian Change image and share on social
If it's a modern-day story dealing with certain ethnic groups, I think I could open up certain scenes for improvisation, while staying within the structure of the script. Martin Scorsese daydealethnic Change image and share on social
Some of my films are known for the depiction of violence. I don't have anything to prove with that any more. Martin Scorsese depictionfilmprove Change image and share on social
The Five Points was the toughest street corner in the world. That's how it was known. In fact, Charles Dickens visited it in the 1850s and he said it was worse than anything he'd seen in the East End of London. Martin Scorsese 1850sbadlycharle share on social
