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“To Deny It Is A Lie”: Martin Scorsese Says He Sees Something Of Himself In The Characters Robert De Niro Plays In His Movies


Martin Scorsese has talked Robert De Niro characters, Marvel movies and Killers of the Flower Moon.

Speaking to the BBC, the Killers of the Flower Moon director praised De Niro for “touching a truth about what it is to be a human being and the acceptance of not only the good but the bad and the evil, to the extent where you may deplore his behaviour but as a character you still feel for him.” He added: “And so if there is an element of it then let’s explore it in myself if I can, and I’ve been lucky enough to find these muses like De Niro, and Harvey Keitel, to a certain extent.” Scorsese has directed De Niro in multiple hit movies down the years including Taxi Driver, The Irishman and, most recently, Killers of the Flower Moon, for which both are Oscar nominated.

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