Being a father at a later age is different from when I had my other two daughters when I was in my 20s and 30s. If you're in your 60s and you're with the kid every day, you're dealing with the mind of a child, so it opens up that childishness in you again. Martin Scorsese on age
I don't like being in houses alone. Martin Scorsese on alone
Our world is so glutted with useless information, images, useless images, sounds, all this sort of thing. It's a cacophony, it's like a madness I think that's been happening in the past twenty-five years. And I think anything that can help a person sit in a room alone and not worry about it is good. Martin Scorsese on alone
Film in the 20th century, it's the American art form, like jazz. Martin Scorsese on art
It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily. Martin Scorsese on change
Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film. Martin Scorsese on death
Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience. Martin Scorsese on experience
Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way. Martin Scorsese on experience
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 of shows like 'The Sopranos.' Martin Scorsese on experience
It did remind me of something out of Greek mythology - the richest king who gets everything he wants, but ultimately his family has a curse on it from the Gods. Martin Scorsese on family
The fact that food plays such an important part in my films has everything to do with my family. Martin Scorsese on family
A lot of what I'm obsessed with is the relationship and the dynamics between people and the family, particularly brothers and their father. Martin Scorsese on family
Food tells you everything about the way people live and who they are. Martin Scorsese on food
The fact that food plays such an important part in my films has everything to do with my family. Martin Scorsese on food
If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant? Martin Scorsese on food
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 of shows like 'The Sopranos.' Martin Scorsese on freedom
I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction. Martin Scorsese on history
There are two kinds of power you have to fight. The first is the money, and that's just our system. The other is the people close around you, knowing when to accept their criticism, knowing when to say no. Martin Scorsese on money
I think there's only one or two films where I've had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish I'd had the money to shoot another ten days. Martin Scorsese on money