Raging Bull

“By Raging Bull. Okay.”

“And we left Mr. Scorsese for last. Raging Bull. I saw it maybe 50 times. Scorsese’s talent, unique sensibility. His understanding of this character who is in between cultures, coming from Italy and yet having to redefine itself in another landscape. Everything about this film is unique; every single image contains the film as a whole, and that is so difficult to achieve in cinema. I have a hard time analyzing it because I’m completely taken by it. This is cinema at its highest point.”

“Raging Bull, my favorite film. Also just stylistically it's amazing. For me it was a huge discovery of sound for example, the sound design this movie is really incredible because you feel the world around them, the tenements where Scorsese grew up. I've been working with Mr. Martin Scorsese for a while, I've been doing a few movies. It all started with The Wolf of Wall Street.”

“Raging Bull, I mean… Cinema. Moving pictures. Storytelling. Characters. Light. Lighting. Great, great actors. I mean, come on. Right? I mean, it’s just… Forget it. Forget it!”

“This is Raging Bull directed by Marty Scorsese. Marty actually directed his first feature film for me, it was called Boxcar Bertha. I had previously produced and directed a film called Bloody Mama. A little later they wanted a sequel and I said I'll produce it but I'll pick a new director and I picked Marty. Boxcar Bertha became a solid success and it started Marty's career and Raging Bull is a great example of the way he was able to combine violence and explore the life of Jake LaMotta.”

“[Translated] Raging Bull, Raging Bull. I'll take this too. I've chosen mostly black and white films. Why did I choose so many black and white films? I'll make a black and white film one day.”