Martin Scorsese talks about his career after the presentation of “Killers of the Flower Moon”: from Leonardo DiCaprio to Robert De Niro.
Martin Scorsese can’t wait to release his next film, the highly anticipated Killer of the Flower Moon, to the public. The length of the film, which has just been announced, is truly astounding: it will be even longer than Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece Oppenheimer. So GQ magazine decided to dedicate an exclusive article to the legendary director, detailing the incredible career of the greatest director of the last fifty years.
Scorsese talked about all the work he’s done, the journey he’s taken with his fetish actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his longtime fetish actor Robert De Niro. Some of his statements relate to De Niro’s role in the film Taxi Driver, the iconic Travis Bickle. According to the director, there are many characters similar to the alarmed Travis.
Martin Scorsese recalls his career in an interview with GQ, talks about Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro
Speaking of Travis Bickle’s character. Scorsese made some very interesting points. “We continue to think about the character, his loneliness and his behavior without justifying it. However, he behaves badly and at the same time a certain empathy is created for him, which is a truly insidious situation.“.
Scorsese concluded: “As a result, we, the audience, are left with the psychological and emotional state of this character. As we now know, unfortunately, many people are like Travis Bickle.“.
Continuing to talk about the film, Scorsese emphasized how much he cared about the location of the film, meaning that everything took place in New York, and how much he created surprise and tension in the audience through small cinematic tricks. For example, by playing with suspense, he created an illusion for the audience during the scene where the phone is slowly moving down the corridor, as if someone is about to come (but is not). Martin is truly a master of his genre!