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Quotes by

Martin Scorsese

Part of making any endeavour is that each one has its own special problems. Its the nature of the process. – Martin Scorsese

Cinema is a matter of whats in the frame and whats out. – Martin Scorsese

My whole life has been movies and religion. Thats it. Nothing else. – Martin Scorsese

Ive seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films. – Martin Scorsese

There are two kinds of power you have to fight. The first is the money, and thats just our system. The other is the people close around you, knowing when to accept their criticism, knowing when to say no. – Martin Scorsese

I think theres only one or two films where Ive had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish Id had the money to shoot another ten days. – Martin Scorsese

A lot of what Im obsessed with is the relationship and the dynamics between people and the family, particularly brothers and their father. – Martin Scorsese

Working with HBO was an opportunity to experience creative freedom and long-form development that filmmakers didnt have a chance to do before the emergence of shows like The Sopranos. – Martin Scorsese

Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who youre working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience. – Martin Scorsese

Very often Ive known people who wouldnt say a word to each other, but theyd go to see movies together and experience life that way. – Martin Scorsese

Death comes in a flash, and thats the truth of it, the persons gone in less than 24 frames of film. – Martin Scorsese

Film in the 20th century, its the American art form, like jazz. – Martin Scorsese

I dont like being in houses alone. – Martin Scorsese

Our world is so glutted with useless information, images, useless images, sounds, all this sort of thing. Its a cacophony, its like a madness I think thats been happening in the past twenty-five years. And I think anything that can help a person sit in a room alone and not worry about it is good. – Martin Scorsese

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 youre in your 60s and youre with the kid every day, youre dealing with the mind of a child, so it opens up that childishness in you again. – Martin Scorsese

There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut. – Martin Scorsese

Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt. – Martin Scorsese

I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind. – Martin Scorsese

Popular music formed the soundtrack of my life. – Martin Scorsese

I mean, music totally comes from your soul. – Martin Scorsese