Filmmaking / Directing : Of course, Scorsese did not quit filmmaking. by Willem Elzenga

Willem Elzenga

Of course, Scorsese did not quit filmmaking.

I am interested in your story on quitting filmmaking - how do you feel about the ways of the industry? Scorsese revealed that during the production of Casino, he wanted to quit filmmaking, wondering if he could make anything better than he’d previously created. Following Casino, which was received by audiences with positive acclaim, the filmmaker released Kundun, Bringing Out the Dead, and Gangs of New York, all of which were critically praised but commercial flops. However, when he worked on 2004’s The Aviator, tensions between Scorsese and the studio executives were still fraught, and he considered quitting the business again. He explained: “The last two weeks of editing and mixing The Aviator, I said, ‘if this is the way you have to make films, then I’m not going to do it anymore.'”

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