“A lot of what I'm obsessed with is the relationship and the dynamics between people and the family, particularly brothers and their father.”
Family
“It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.”
ChangeAll Quotes by Martin Scorsese
“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.”
Family“Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.”
Death“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.”
Money“My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.”
Movies“The cinema began with a passionate, physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it, manipulated it, and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of the beloved. No matter where the cinema goes, we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings.”
Relationship“Part of making any endeavour is that each one has its own special problems. It's the nature of the process.”
Nature“Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.”
Experience“I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.”
Movies“The fact that food plays such an important part in my films has everything to do with my family.”
Family“Film in the 20th century, it's the American art form, like jazz.”
Art“Food tells you everything about the way people live and who they are.”
Food“I don't like being in houses alone.”
Alone“The bottom line is, I tend to be going back to older and older music.”
Music“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.'”
Experience“If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant?”
Food“I mean, music totally comes from your soul.”
Music“There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut.”
War“Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt.”
Religion“I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.”
Peace