Martin Scorsese Quotes

I've always had the utmost respect and awe of what the lens can do and what a director can do with just a camera move.

I really got into filmmaking through photography.

I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the camera was, what story it was telling. And as my experience grew, I wanted to know even more.

My father was a director and producer, so when I was a little kid, he would take me to movies and show me what's good and what's not good and why, and often that would take me to a conversation about directing.

My first love was always direction; I had worked hard as a film-maker but not as an actor.

I love writing, directing and photography; if I could figure out a way to put the three things together, that's what I would love to do.

I really like photography, and I'd like to do more of that kind of thing. If I had to choose a different job within the industry and do it well, I would love to do cinematography.

I discovered that, in order to write a magnificent piece, you should shoot the images because once you are filming, you are writing the script in your mind.

Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche.

I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not a director. It has to be visceral, and it's not for me. I feel much more comfortable acting.

When I was younger I didn't really know what a director did: I knew I loved movies and I figured the actors made it up! And then when you get to 12 years old you start thinking, What does a director do? It was really an organic beginning: this looks like something I want to do, I can't believe people get paid to do it!

Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.

So many directors say nothing beautifully, and so many others say great and profound things but have no idea how to read a light meter or arrange a shot.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act.

Let me put it this way: I would like to direct a successful film. An unsuccessful film I would not like to direct. Films are very difficult.

Videos are more like photography. It's not as much about trying to tell a story as it is creating images.

I had a background in theater as an actor, and then a photographer, and then as an experimental filmmaker and editor.

I always saw photography as a way to get to film.

Would I like to direct? Maybe one day.

I have considered the directing, actually. Not so much the writing. That is not really interesting, but the directing is really interesting to me.

I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak.

I make film to make time pass.