"At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do."

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"At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do."

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"The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age."

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Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

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"When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may be a complete delusion, but it's the one that I need to get out of bed and go about my business. That sense that I can't avoid this thing. I better just get on with it."

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"I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime."

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"Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence the first time. Thereafter, you take it on with trepidation."

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"There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that."

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"I find it easier to work when it's quiet."

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"Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from."

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"Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing."

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"How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the life of the movie."

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"If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they might hang on. It's dreadful."

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