The Vampire Thing Always Works For Some

I Didn't Realize There Are Generations Who Do Not Know About The Origins Of Film.

It’s Also True That I Might Have Never Made Taxi Driver [1976] Were It Not For The Success Of Alice [doesn’t Live Here Anymore, 1974]. The Question Of Commercialism Is A Source Of Worry. Must One Make A Choice, Must It Be A Matter Of Either Setting Your Sights On Winning An Academy Award And Becoming A Millionaire, Or Making Only The Movies You Want To Make And Starving To Death?

And So You Try Your Best. Sometimes You Go In With One Thing, With One Desire And Come Out With Something Else. In The Case Of 'the Aviator' It Was To Create A Hollywood Spectacle, But By About The Second Or Third Week Of Shooting You Just Want To Literally Survive It. Because Don't Forget, I Also Go Through The Editing Process Too, And When The Film Is Released I Have To Talk About It. So, I Take All Of That Very Seriously.

The Only Way I Was Able To Defend Myself Was To Be Able To Take Punishment. Then I Got A Lot Of Respect. They Said, "oh, He's Okay, He Can Take It. Don't Hit Him." The Guys Were Pretty Big, And I Had Asthma.

I Remember The Korean War Very Well. And I Remember The Soldiers Who Were Pows Who Supposedly Were "brainwashed," Quote, Unquote, Who Gave In, So To Speak. And When They Came Back, They Were Treated Like Pariahs And Traitors.