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… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a film that had this sort of Chinese-box effect, in which you keep opening it up and… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
You gotta understand, when moving images first started, people wanted sound, color, big screen and depth. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
What the Dalai Lama had to resolve was whether to stay in Tibet or leave. He wanted to stay, but staying would… — 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
As a kid I watched the Academy Awards on television and always wanted one - or several - like one of my… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
[Action's] a Western thing. We think of the hero going into battle, rebelling against a government or an oppressor, but [in KUNDUN]… — 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 Image
Being independent... is being innovative out of inspiration as well as necessity. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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