Martin Scorsese Quotes
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn't know how many people would respect it.
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The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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You have to really love women in order to really just have a respect for women and love them. No man - I don't care what kind of man it is, how feminine he is - they never could understand what we go through as far as physically and mentally.
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I'm basically useless in interviews because I don't remember anything. But I find it very peaceful, actually, because I have a sort of busy mind. I'm like, 'This is great!'
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I'm not a very fast-paced person.
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I do not like carving the world into segments; we are one world.
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I felt 'Gone with the Wind' would last five years, and it's lasted over 70 and into a new millennium. There is a special place in my heart for that film and Melanie. She was a remarkable character - a loving person - and because of that, she was a happy person. And Scarlett, of course, was not.
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I like real people - salt-of-the-earth men.
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If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court, an impartial, properly constituted court which has international respect.
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My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'
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Learn to say no in situations where saying no can be difficult, where it could mean getting fired. Say no anyway, because it could lead you to greater opportunities.
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Each show comes with its own set of problems to work through.
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I've always loved improv. It's my thing.
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Neurologists have a host of clinical tests that let them observe what a brain-damaged patient can and cannot do.
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I become quite obsessive when I get into something.
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Yes, but I - you know, it's been such a long time, I'm sure that I've got cousins and uncles that I've never met before, you know, that I've left behind.
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The thing about metaphors is that, if you give them away, you give away the mystery.
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I always knew I wanted to be a writer.
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It doesn't matter how your child comes to you. I've never felt such joy and such love. It's the most beautiful delicious little thing.
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Many differences are rooted in biology and reinforced through culture, so it's important to acknowledge that. Because if you say men and women are the same and if male behaviour is the norm, and women are always expected to act like men, we will never be as good at being men as men are.
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I do want to play characters that have redeeming qualities, that are likable, for sure, and I have in the past, and I will again.
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Music controls moods and accents life's moments. It's necessary for every situation.
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You don't make pictures for Oscars.
