Martin Scorsese, born in Queens, New York, grew up in Manhattans Little Italy.
Its a pocket that stuck with him, even into his most recent film,The Irishman.
It was a world that has been, I think, romanticized since then.
The Irishman, the book was terrific, I thought De Niro, 75, said.
I said, Marty, read this.
See what you think, and he said, Lets go.
We were about to do something else and we went intoThe Irishman.
This pretty much characterized how the pair commented on the film throughout the panel.
PerDeadline, a clip from the movie was not ready for public consumption at the time.
Profoundly, Scorsese added, you really felt the heart of this character and this situation.
Its a universal story that happens to be set in that world.
One has to understand, too, [that] yes, my parents were great.
I lived on 253 Elizabeth Street, 3rd floor front.
In my movies, some critics would say, Hes always doing Gods point of view.
No, actually, it looks great from up there.
We grew up in a world it was there in 1949, 1955 on Elizabeth Street.
For many different reasons, Scorsese continued, thats all they know, and they cant get out.
InCasino, he dealt with the tragedy of every man and every womans death.
Is it a tragedy or is it dealing with fate?
Is it a release?
Is it something that transcends?
It bleeds into his work onThe Irishman.
Director Terrence Malick wrote Scorsese a letter after seeingSilenceand wrote, What does Chris want from us?
I saw people do terrible things, but they still had something in them.
They cared for each other.
It wasnt all sociopath and psychopath.
It wasnt all that way.
Its right there, Scorsese said, and I think thats the one that ultimately states it.
