We cannot burn Mick Jagger. We want the effect, but we can't burn him. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know?… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
Actually, I was rock climbing on this film at 7 in the morning. It was quite unique! But in any event, the… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
The only thing I really wanted was the freedom to be able to get what I want on film. I’ve dealt with… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I've been thrown out of schools and fired from jobs. I don't want to work. I can honestly say I haven't done… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I was rather shaken by all the green trees. I always am. It gets me. I don't want to be funny about… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
It’s also true that I might have never made Taxi Driver [1976] were it not for the success of Alice [Doesn’t Live… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
You have to remain strong. That's the kind of filmmaker I want to encourage. Orson Welles was the one who said, you… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
And so you try your best. Sometimes you go in with one thing, with one desire and come out with something else.… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
Being independent... is being innovative out of inspiration as well as necessity. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
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… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
Rock & roll seemed to just come to us, on the radio and in the record stores. It became our music. . . But… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
Working with HBO was an opportunity to experience creative freedom and 'long-form development' that filmmakers didn't have a chance to do before the emergence… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
I've been extremely lucky to work with Elmer Bernstein, Howard Shore over the years, but I've always imagined films with my own scores, because… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know? It's easy… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
“Movies touch our hearts and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places, they open doors… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
You have to remain strong. That's the kind of filmmaker I want to encourage. Orson Welles was the one who said, you know, you… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
You can be born-again and believe in Jesus, believe in Jesus' ideas and try to live them out, without becoming totally intolerant of other… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share
![“It’s also true that I might have never made Taxi Driver [1976] were it not for the success of Alice [Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, 1974]. The question of commercialism is a source of worry. Must one make a choice, must it be a matter of either setting your sights on winning an Academy Award and…” quote by Martin Scorsese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/martin-scorsese-1663_academy_it-s-also-true-that-i-might-have-never-m_424476.jpg)
