Canvas Quote by Martin Scorsese

“I always tell the younger filmmakers and students: Do it like the painters used to...Study they old masters. Enrich your palette. Expand the canvas. There's always so much more to learn.” quote by Martin Scorsese — Download Open image

“I always tell the younger filmmakers and students: Do it like the painters used to...Study they old masters. Enrich your palette. Expand the canvas. There's always so much more to learn.”

Martin Scorsese

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