I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.

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At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the...

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the...

You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled...

You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled...

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed...

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed...

When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may...

When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may...

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work,...

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work,...

I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.

I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.

I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live...

I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live...

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there...

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there...

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for...

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for...

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.

I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.

I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never...

I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never...

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence...

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence...

I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that...

I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that...

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we...

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we...

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is...

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is...

How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the...

How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the...

I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to...

I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to...

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.