American - Director | November 17, 1942 -
Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.
Martin Scorsese
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The cinema began with a passionate, physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it, manipulated it, and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of the beloved. No matter where the cinema goes, we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings.
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Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.
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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.
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If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant?
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When I'm making a film, I'm the audience.
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Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.
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People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know? It's easy to classify and it makes people feel comfortable, but it doesn't matter, it doesn't really matter.
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There are times when you have to face your enemies, sit down and deal with it.
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There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.
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I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.
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If I'm not complaining, I'm not having a good time, hah hah!
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