Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and film historian, whose career spans more than 53 years. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Sicilian-American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also notable for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth17 November 1942
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Could you double-check the envelope?
Hong Kong cinema is something you can't duplicate anyway.
I always say that I've been in a bad mood for maybe 35 years now. I try to lighten it up, but that's what comes out when you get me on camera.
I can't really envision a time when I'm not shooting something.
I still dislike phones, yeah!
I know there were many good policemen who died doing their duty. Some of the cops were even friends of ours. But a cop can go both ways.
I don't like being in houses alone.
I look for a thematic idea running through my movies and I see that it's the outsider struggling for recognition. I realize that all my life I've been an outsider, and above all, being lonely but never realizing it.
I go through periods, usually when I'm editing and shooting, of seeing only old films.
I was born in 1942, so I was mainly aware of Howard Hughes' name on RKO Radio Pictures.
I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.
If everything moves along and there are no major catastrophes we're basically headed towards holograms.
I always wanted to make a film that had this sort of Chinese-box effect, in which you keep opening it up and opening it up, and finally at the end you're at the beginning.
Every year or so, I try to do something; it keeps me refreshed as to what's going on in front of the lens, and I understand what the actor is going through.