Scorsese was a grad student working on his first movie and spoke even quicker than he does now.
Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.
And [he] had a big beard and granny glasses and hair down to his shoulders.
Billy Crystal, Martin Scorsese.Getty(2)
He looked like everybody, Crystal joked.
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And hed go, Whyd you shoot it that way?
Use a wide shot!
Howard Hawks always used a wide shot.
I said, Im 19 I dont know who Howard Hawks is!"
While Scorsese was his professor,Oliver StoneandChristopher Guestwere among Crystal’s classmates.
Saturday Night, which he adapted to the stage for a2022 Broadway musical.
Out of 10 Best Director Oscar nominations, Scorsese won his first and only trophy for 2006’sThe Departed.
