Martin Scorsese
Because of the movies I make, they get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I AM difficult and angry [laughs], but they don't expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is a sense of humor.

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  • Staff (December 24, 1997 – January 8, 1998). "Good Fella". Time Out New York. Quote reproduced at E! Online. Retrieved 2007-12-26.