I know that I come from mid-20th century America, urban, specifically downtown New York, specifically an Italian-American area, Roman Catholic - that's who I am. And a part of what I know is there's a decency to people who tried to make a living in the kind of world that was around us and also the Skid Row area of the Bowery; it impressed me.
Martin ScorseseThere's a way that the force of disappointment can be alchemized into something that will paradoxically renew you.
Martin ScorseseYou gotta understand, when moving images first started, people wanted sound, color, big screen and depth.
Martin Scorsese