I remember the Korean War very well. And I remember the soldiers who were POWs who supposedly were "brainwashed," quote, unquote, who gave in, so to speak. And when they came back, they were treated like pariahs and traitors.
Martin ScorseseMy working-class Italian-American parents didn't go to school, there were no books in the house.
Martin ScorseseI prefer people who don't get caught, and if they do get caught, I prefer people who don't give in.
Martin ScorseseThere's a way that the force of disappointment can be alchemized into something that will paradoxically renew you.
Martin ScorseseI'm often asked by younger filmmakers, 'Why do I need to look at old movies?' I've made a number of pictures in the last 20 years and the response I have to give them is that I still consider myself a student. The more pictures I've made in 20 years, the more I realize I really don't know. And I'm always looking for something or someone that I could learn from. I tell the younger filmmakers, and the young students, that do it like painters used to doโthat painters doโstudy the old masters, enrich your palette, expand the canvas. There's always so much more to learn.
Martin Scorsese