307 Quotes by Martin Scorsese

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.

Film in the 20th century, it's the American art form, like jazz.

I think all the great studio filmmakers are dead or no longer working. I don’t put myself, my friends, and other contemporary filmmakers in their category. I just see us doing some work.

There’s no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out.

Film in the 20th century, it’s the American art form, like jazz.

As a kid I watched the Academy Awards on television and always wanted one – or several – like one of my favorite directions, John Ford. He won six. On the other hand, Orson Welles, who’s on the top of my list, didn’t win any. Alfred Hitchcock didn’t win any. Howard Hawks didn’t win any.

I’ve been to North Africa many times.

When I’m making a film, I’m the audience.