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Martin Scorsese (b. Nov 17, 1942) is an Italian-American filmmaker who, with the help of two gigantic eyebrows living on his forehead has been a driving force in Hollywood for nearly half a century.

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AVC: You’ve said that he’s a Travis Bickle-like character. Do you see other parallels to Taxi Driver? RG: Well, I think not really, because so much of what that character was going through was based on coming back from Vietnam, and it was a much more political film about the realities of what people were experiencing at the time. This film is much more of a fairy tale and a myth. AVC: Do you feel they share the same fantasy of needing to rescue the girl? RG: Yeah, I think they share that fantasy of needing to be a hero. I think you have to find a way to identify with them in order to play them. I guess there’s something about you don’t know why you’re attracted to a character, but you’re attracted to them enough to want to— it’s like when a song comes on, and you feel like dancing. You don’t know why; you just want to dance. It’s hard to analyze that feeling, and if you do, you get far away from it. Read more of the interview here

AVC: You’ve said that he’s a Travis Bickle-like character. Do you see other parallels to Taxi Driver?

RG: Well, I think not really, because so much of what that character was going through was based on coming back from Vietnam, and it was a much more political film about the realities of what people were experiencing at the time. This film is much more of a fairy tale and a myth.

AVC: Do you feel they share the same fantasy of needing to rescue the girl?

RG: Yeah, I think they share that fantasy of needing to be a hero. I think you have to find a way to identify with them in order to play them. I guess there’s something about you don’t know why you’re attracted to a character, but you’re attracted to them enough to want to— it’s like when a song comes on, and you feel like dancing. You don’t know why; you just want to dance. It’s hard to analyze that feeling, and if you do, you get far away from it.

Read more of the interview here

Originally published in October 1993. Excerpt from Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire.

Originally published in October 1993. Excerpt from Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire.

The Last Waltz (1978)

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Scorsese talks to Associated Press about his inspiration for Hugo

Scorsese talks to Associated Press about his inspiration for Hugo

“There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn’t do that, I’m not a pro.” -Martin Scorsese in an interview with fastcompany.com

“There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn’t do that, I’m not a pro.”

-Martin Scorsese in an interview with fastcompany.com

A recurring Martin Scorsese nightmare goes like this: He is told that he must start shooting a movie. But he isn’t informed what the movie is. He doesn’t know what it’s about or who the actors are. He only knows that the producers are pushing him to get this thing started, now. A dutiful artist, Scorsese dives in with help from frequent first assistant director Joe Reidy, only to notice that standing to the side of the set is a very famous older director. This mystery director is someone real, and great, but Scorsese, upon waking, never remembers who it is. The guy’s presence unnerves him, and he says so to the producers. “Don’t worry,” he’s told. “He’s just here to observe. It’s your thing.” From the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter

A recurring Martin Scorsese nightmare goes like this: He is told that he must start shooting a movie. But he isn’t informed what the movie is. He doesn’t know what it’s about or who the actors are. He only knows that the producers are pushing him to get this thing started, now. A dutiful artist, Scorsese dives in with help from frequent first assistant director Joe Reidy, only to notice that standing to the side of the set is a very famous older director. This mystery director is someone real, and great, but Scorsese, upon waking, never remembers who it is. The guy’s presence unnerves him, and he says so to the producers. “Don’t worry,” he’s told. “He’s just here to observe. It’s your thing.”

From the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter

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Marty on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 11/17/2011

Marty on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 11/17/2011

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