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Martin Scorsese Praises Wife Helen's 'Strength' Amid Parkinson's Disease


Martin Scorsese is inspired by his wife Helen’s ‘fortitude’ and ‘strength’ after battling Parkinson’s disease for the past 30 years

Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino are among the celebrated directors known to hire the same actors over and over again for their films. While the Wolf of Wall Street director tries to keep the darker parts of life lightened up with humor, he acknowledged that his wife’s battle with Parkinson’s has impacted his outlook. “You don’t know what’s gonna happen to you in life when the time comes and if Killers of the Flower Moon is that last one, OK. I’ll sign that.”

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