It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily. -Martin Scorsese Change
There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut. -Martin Scorsese War
I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction. -Martin Scorsese History
I'm sad to see celluloid go, there's no doubt. But, you know, nitrate went, by the way, in 1971. If you ever saw a nitrate print of a silent film and then saw an acetate print, you'd see a big difference, but nobody remembers anymore. The acetate print is what we have. Maybe. Now it's digital. -Martin Scorsese Sad
Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way. -Martin Scorsese Movies
Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this. -Martin Scorsese Best
Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt. -Martin Scorsese Religion
When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit. -Martin Scorsese Happiness
The cinema began with a passionate, physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it, manipulated it, and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of the beloved. No matter where the cinema goes, we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings. -Martin Scorsese Relationship