What was it like being directed by Martin Scorsese?
All of those guys who come under the umbrella of being an auteur your expectation is that it’s going to be extremely dogmatic. The person is going to have a definite idea of what they want and you had better do it and they might shout at you. But it has never ever been like that. The best directors make you feel like you thought of everything by yourself. Marty is the most dignified, elegant person with a wonderful sense of humour and incredibly gentle. Once I got over the first day when he looked so like Martin Scorsese that it slightly freaks you out, he is just interested in you. You feel it’s great and I’m sure he gets what he wanted in the first place. We had wonderful ideas. I loved shooting the scene when Leo and I have a big fight. That was a great day. Marty can think on his feet like nobody else – I just loved it. It was thought of as a golden age of Hollywood, do you agree? I think so. With the talkies it was new and exciting. There was a pioneering quality. Now we are a lit
