Martin Scorsese Laments the Rise of Real-Life Travis Bickle Figures: ‘Tragically, It’s a Norm That Every Other Person Is Like’ Him Now
Martin Scorsese participated in a career-spanning video interview for GQ magazine (watch below) and lamented over how many people today resemble his “Taxi Driver” main character, Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro). The lonely and violent Travis is a Vietnam War veteran who befriends a child prostitute as his mental health deteriorates. Some film writers have […]