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Martin Scorsese

You can try, but you'll never be as good as me.

About Me

I was thinking about becoming a priest but I changed my mind to become a director. I graduated from NYU as a film major in 1964 and the rest is history. I did "Boxcar Bertha," "Mean Streets," you name it. Every one of my films are so critically acclaimed that the bastards in the Academy won't give me an Oscar. "Taxi Driver"? No. "Goodfellas"? No. I'm surprised I was in the business for this long. But now I'm here so I can tell you "aspiring" directors that the business is a joke. You'll never be as good as me. You may win awards, but frankly, you're not Martin Scorsese.
I hang out with Bobby DeNiro when I don't have anything else to do. He's a good guy, another one that you'll all never be as good as. So quit. Just quit now. It's over.
I've been divorced a couple of times. Laraine was the first. Julia. Then Isabella. Then Barb. I'm with Helen now. So far, so good. All the women want Scorsese. They want talent. They don't want you.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Oscar. That's it. A statue. Mr. Academy Award. Oscar.

Music:

Son House, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James, J. B. Lenoir, B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon, Ike Turner.
I listen to the blues all the the time. I listen while I'm working. I listen in hotel rooms. I listen late at night. Muddy Waters, Son House and 'Dust My Broom' by Elmore James move me as much as opera or Beethoven. They are my inspiration. Music is my muse.

Movies:

Vesuvius VI, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, It's Not Just You, Murray!, Who's That Knocking at My Door?, The Big Shave, Street Scenes, Boxcar Bertha, Mean Streets, Italianamerican, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, New York New York, The Last Waltz, American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, Raging Bull...
Ah, yes. Raging Bull. The only person who has the right attitude about boxing in the movies for me was Buster Keaton. Bob wanted to make this film. Not me. I don't understand anything about boxing. For me, it's like a physical game of chess. And so the list continues...
The King of Comedy, After Hours, The Color of Money, Bad, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, Made in Milan, Cape Fear, The Age of Innocence, Casino, Kundun, Il Mio vaggio in Italia, Bringing Out the Dead, Gangs of New York, The Aviator