raging bulls taxi drivers and
foul-mouthed gangsters a machine that
goes welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 Martin Scorsese character
performances Steve badges for this list
we’re focusing on the actor performances
that brought to life some of the most
memorable and popular Martin Scorsese
characters from his feature-length
big-screen releases even though the
director has a variety of shorts and
special productions
number ten Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan
Belfort the wolf of wallstreet hey
Georgia Belfort don’t you cocaine is a
hell of a drug
this gonzo three-hour biopic of
stockbroker Jordan Belfort allowed Leo
to get down and let loose just like
classic French New Wave films DiCaprio
opened the wolf of Wall Street by
speaking directly to the audience before
diving into booze broads and every upper
or downer that you can think of don’t
know what a loot is I’ll tell you oh
wait wait wait wait wait
looks like those ludes are working their
magic on Donnie right now
this performance was a wild ride through
debauchery and DiCaprio proved that he’s
one of the most versatile actors of his
generation even his reaction after not
winning the Academy Award was classic
the showboat dog number nine Robert
DeNiro as Rupert Pupkin the King of
Comedy well maybe this is my big break
this is my big chance you know what I
mean
his name was Rupert Pupkin and he was
the lovable lunatic of primetime TV
and yeah I know you look wonderful too
Jerry I wasn’t leaving you out Robert
DeNiro’s portrayal of a fictional
aspiring comedian predated America’s
reality TV obsession by about 20 years
and his quirky antics served as a
departure from the usual tough-guy roles
that made him a star yeah all right so I
made a mistake
so did Hitler with a peculiar yet
upfront way of socializing and an
obsession with a late-night talk-show
host
De Niro produced a truly original
performance and wore his neatly trimmed
mustache like a boss okay a slightly
psychotic boss right now Jerry is
strapped to a chair somewhere in the
middle of the city
thank you I appreciate it
number eight cate blanchett as Katharine
Hepburn The Aviator a modern icon
stepped into the shoes of a classic icon
in this Howard Hughes biopic now mister
you if it would be convenient miss F are
at the request of Martin Scorsese Cate
Blanchett watched the first 15 films of
Katharine Hepburn’s career to nail each
and every characteristic of the opponent
and iconic actress you’re not extending
enough on your follow-through
in fact Blanchett was so good
that she became the first actress to win
an Academy Award for playing an Academy
award-winning actress you taught me to
fly Howard I’ll take the wheel say that
five times
next up Cate Blanchett stars in Martin
Scorsese’s Cate Blanchett make it happen
Marty there’s only one real Kate that’s
your Kate
number seven Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard
Hughes the aviator I don’t know if you
remember me my name is Howard Hughes
just one in fact that moment your time
speaking of the aviator mr. DiCaprio
produced quite the performance as
billionaire madman Howard Hughes and
received yet another Oscar nomination
and loss for his exquisite method acting
he married me he had to crazy from me in
preparation for the role
DiCaprio spent time with people living
with obsessive-compulsive disorder which
allowed him to better understand the
genius of Howard Hughes along with his
enigmatic personality okay but can we at
least proceed with the instrument panel
we discussed the tool shops ready to no
I want to see the blueprints again
Howard the deadline is now completely
unrealistic by transforming into the
eccentric business mogul DiCaprio
reintroduced Hughes accomplishments to a
new generation and raised awareness for
mental health be number six
Ray Liotta as Henry Hill Goodfellas as
far back as I can remember I always
wanted to be a gangster
after appearing in everybody’s favorite
baseball movie Field of Dreams Ray
Liotta was cast by Martin Scorsese to
play real-life mob rat Henry Hill
he ran everything paid off cops with
paid off lawyers we paid off judges
everybody had their hands out everything
was for the taking and now it’s all over
Goodfellas chronicled the gangsters rise
through the Lucchese crime family and
Lyoto brilliantly carried the film with
his characters happy-go-lucky
personality and often paranoid demeanor
you want he wants the world had never
quite seen a mob story like Goodfellas
and Ray Liotta was the perfect guide as
his preparation was evident and his
improvisations made us cry from laughter
get to live the rest of my life like a
schnook number five Daniel day-lewis as
bill the butcher cutting Gangs of New
York that’s close enough
while most performers are thrilled to
work with this English actor no one
should expect to know him as a person
at least not during production I’m New
York don’t you never come in here
empty-handed again Daniel day-lewis was
ranked as spoiler alert
watch mojos number one method actor of
all time and he spoke as build a butcher
cutting during the entire shoot of gangs
of New York on and off set we need to
tenderize his meat a little bit his
mustache made Ron Burgundy’s look like a
joke and his mastery of a mid 19th
century Five Points dialect made Gangs
of New York a joy to watch he was
hilariously evil and killed it get to
know a lot butchering me we’re made up
of the same things flesh and blood
tissue organs number four Leonardo
DiCaprio as William Billy Costigan jr.
the departed
you serious before 2006 most casual
moviegoers viewed Leo DiCaprio as a
pretty boy Hollywood star but his turn
as this undercover cop elevated him to a
new dimension I tell you mr. Castelo I’d
like to squeeze some money out of it as
Billy Costigan DiCaprio offered an
inside look at the underworld of
organized crime in Boston and made
audiences sweat just like his nervous
character does still a cop no swear on
your mother’s grave you’re still Billy’s
descent into darkness made all the
difference
in a film that kept us guessing until
the shocking finale just kill me this
gives you rather than having DiCaprio
compete with the supporting cast for an
Oscar nomination Warner Brothers
promoted his other 2006 performance in
Blood Diamond but it’s his the departed
performance that lives on as a true gem
of Scorsese films you know who I am I
taking him down I’m taking him down
stairs down number three Joe Pesci as
Tommy DeVito Goodfellas I make you laugh
I’m here to amuse you
so you think Joe Pesci was funny in this
Martin Scorsese gangster flick funny how
I look you think he was so funny just
you know you did you just funny it you
know the way to tell the story
everything in one of the more
frightening improvisational scenes of
Goodfellas Joe Pesci shocked audiences
and his own co-stars with the brash
demeanor of his character Tommy DeVito
no no I don’t know you said how do I
know you said I’m funny how tough am i
funny what tough is so funny about me
tell me tell me what’s funny in fact
Pesci dropped so many f-bombs the
Goodfellas set a new record
what are you looking at yo it was hard
to like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas but it
wasn’t hard to watch him light up the
screen I go home let me get your fuckin
shine box
you know number 2 Robert De Niro as
Travis Bickel taxi driver all the king’s
men cannot put it back together again it
was the role that spoke to us all for
better or for worse someday a real round
come and wash all the scum off the
streets nobody knew what to expect from
Robert De Niro as cabbie Travis Bickle
other than he would bring it talking to
me
who the hell else are you talking to
talking to me what I’m the only one here
he prepared by working as an actual New
York City taxi driver for a month and
even though he won an Oscar for The
Godfather Part two the previous year not
a soul recognized him during the process
think that the president should just
clean up this whole message she just
flush it right down the toilet by
harnessing the bottled anxiety of Travis
Bickle De Niro produced a socially
detached character that made viewers
nervous even during the more comedic
moments look would you take the record
I’ve already got it
but please please I bought it for you
Betsy let’s go can I call you in the end
his physical and psychological
transformation gave us one of the most
controversial endings in the history of
cinema
before we unveil our top pick here are
some honorable mentions we’ll do some
action yeah see that guy over there
yeah you go talk to him his name is
Matthew I’ll be over there waiting for
definition big sure no I need scares the
shit out of me I don’t know what he’s
gonna do
welcome me home I want to be your son I
want to pay the price I want to be
crucified and rise again but I’m trying
to what I’m trying what are you talking
no one Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta
Raging Bull
why don’t you talk huh did you fuck my
brother get off you fat pig did you know
arguably one of the greatest
performances of all time De Niro took
method acting to a new level when he
gained 60 pounds to play fat Jake
LaMotta in Raging Bull go gang Jim he
trained with the former middleweight
champion himself at a Brooklyn gym and
although Martin Scorsese had little
personal interest in boxing he was
impassioned by his actors enthusiasm for
the project which ultimately became a
character study of a devastatingly
insecure men never got me down
look Bobby D took home the Academy Award
for Raging Bull and capped off a decade
of performances that we’ll never forget
do you agree with our list and you
shouldn’t sell yourself short you have
too little faith what’s your favorite
Martin Scorsese character performance
will you get your period for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you’re not one for tears and well
neither am i so it’s best to come out
with it
foul-mouthed gangsters a machine that
goes welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 Martin Scorsese character
performances Steve badges for this list
we’re focusing on the actor performances
that brought to life some of the most
memorable and popular Martin Scorsese
characters from his feature-length
big-screen releases even though the
director has a variety of shorts and
special productions
number ten Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan
Belfort the wolf of wallstreet hey
Georgia Belfort don’t you cocaine is a
hell of a drug
this gonzo three-hour biopic of
stockbroker Jordan Belfort allowed Leo
to get down and let loose just like
classic French New Wave films DiCaprio
opened the wolf of Wall Street by
speaking directly to the audience before
diving into booze broads and every upper
or downer that you can think of don’t
know what a loot is I’ll tell you oh
wait wait wait wait wait
looks like those ludes are working their
magic on Donnie right now
this performance was a wild ride through
debauchery and DiCaprio proved that he’s
one of the most versatile actors of his
generation even his reaction after not
winning the Academy Award was classic
the showboat dog number nine Robert
DeNiro as Rupert Pupkin the King of
Comedy well maybe this is my big break
this is my big chance you know what I
mean
his name was Rupert Pupkin and he was
the lovable lunatic of primetime TV
and yeah I know you look wonderful too
Jerry I wasn’t leaving you out Robert
DeNiro’s portrayal of a fictional
aspiring comedian predated America’s
reality TV obsession by about 20 years
and his quirky antics served as a
departure from the usual tough-guy roles
that made him a star yeah all right so I
made a mistake
so did Hitler with a peculiar yet
upfront way of socializing and an
obsession with a late-night talk-show
host
De Niro produced a truly original
performance and wore his neatly trimmed
mustache like a boss okay a slightly
psychotic boss right now Jerry is
strapped to a chair somewhere in the
middle of the city
thank you I appreciate it
number eight cate blanchett as Katharine
Hepburn The Aviator a modern icon
stepped into the shoes of a classic icon
in this Howard Hughes biopic now mister
you if it would be convenient miss F are
at the request of Martin Scorsese Cate
Blanchett watched the first 15 films of
Katharine Hepburn’s career to nail each
and every characteristic of the opponent
and iconic actress you’re not extending
enough on your follow-through
in fact Blanchett was so good
that she became the first actress to win
an Academy Award for playing an Academy
award-winning actress you taught me to
fly Howard I’ll take the wheel say that
five times
next up Cate Blanchett stars in Martin
Scorsese’s Cate Blanchett make it happen
Marty there’s only one real Kate that’s
your Kate
number seven Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard
Hughes the aviator I don’t know if you
remember me my name is Howard Hughes
just one in fact that moment your time
speaking of the aviator mr. DiCaprio
produced quite the performance as
billionaire madman Howard Hughes and
received yet another Oscar nomination
and loss for his exquisite method acting
he married me he had to crazy from me in
preparation for the role
DiCaprio spent time with people living
with obsessive-compulsive disorder which
allowed him to better understand the
genius of Howard Hughes along with his
enigmatic personality okay but can we at
least proceed with the instrument panel
we discussed the tool shops ready to no
I want to see the blueprints again
Howard the deadline is now completely
unrealistic by transforming into the
eccentric business mogul DiCaprio
reintroduced Hughes accomplishments to a
new generation and raised awareness for
mental health be number six
Ray Liotta as Henry Hill Goodfellas as
far back as I can remember I always
wanted to be a gangster
after appearing in everybody’s favorite
baseball movie Field of Dreams Ray
Liotta was cast by Martin Scorsese to
play real-life mob rat Henry Hill
he ran everything paid off cops with
paid off lawyers we paid off judges
everybody had their hands out everything
was for the taking and now it’s all over
Goodfellas chronicled the gangsters rise
through the Lucchese crime family and
Lyoto brilliantly carried the film with
his characters happy-go-lucky
personality and often paranoid demeanor
you want he wants the world had never
quite seen a mob story like Goodfellas
and Ray Liotta was the perfect guide as
his preparation was evident and his
improvisations made us cry from laughter
get to live the rest of my life like a
schnook number five Daniel day-lewis as
bill the butcher cutting Gangs of New
York that’s close enough
while most performers are thrilled to
work with this English actor no one
should expect to know him as a person
at least not during production I’m New
York don’t you never come in here
empty-handed again Daniel day-lewis was
ranked as spoiler alert
watch mojos number one method actor of
all time and he spoke as build a butcher
cutting during the entire shoot of gangs
of New York on and off set we need to
tenderize his meat a little bit his
mustache made Ron Burgundy’s look like a
joke and his mastery of a mid 19th
century Five Points dialect made Gangs
of New York a joy to watch he was
hilariously evil and killed it get to
know a lot butchering me we’re made up
of the same things flesh and blood
tissue organs number four Leonardo
DiCaprio as William Billy Costigan jr.
the departed
you serious before 2006 most casual
moviegoers viewed Leo DiCaprio as a
pretty boy Hollywood star but his turn
as this undercover cop elevated him to a
new dimension I tell you mr. Castelo I’d
like to squeeze some money out of it as
Billy Costigan DiCaprio offered an
inside look at the underworld of
organized crime in Boston and made
audiences sweat just like his nervous
character does still a cop no swear on
your mother’s grave you’re still Billy’s
descent into darkness made all the
difference
in a film that kept us guessing until
the shocking finale just kill me this
gives you rather than having DiCaprio
compete with the supporting cast for an
Oscar nomination Warner Brothers
promoted his other 2006 performance in
Blood Diamond but it’s his the departed
performance that lives on as a true gem
of Scorsese films you know who I am I
taking him down I’m taking him down
stairs down number three Joe Pesci as
Tommy DeVito Goodfellas I make you laugh
I’m here to amuse you
so you think Joe Pesci was funny in this
Martin Scorsese gangster flick funny how
I look you think he was so funny just
you know you did you just funny it you
know the way to tell the story
everything in one of the more
frightening improvisational scenes of
Goodfellas Joe Pesci shocked audiences
and his own co-stars with the brash
demeanor of his character Tommy DeVito
no no I don’t know you said how do I
know you said I’m funny how tough am i
funny what tough is so funny about me
tell me tell me what’s funny in fact
Pesci dropped so many f-bombs the
Goodfellas set a new record
what are you looking at yo it was hard
to like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas but it
wasn’t hard to watch him light up the
screen I go home let me get your fuckin
shine box
you know number 2 Robert De Niro as
Travis Bickel taxi driver all the king’s
men cannot put it back together again it
was the role that spoke to us all for
better or for worse someday a real round
come and wash all the scum off the
streets nobody knew what to expect from
Robert De Niro as cabbie Travis Bickle
other than he would bring it talking to
me
who the hell else are you talking to
talking to me what I’m the only one here
he prepared by working as an actual New
York City taxi driver for a month and
even though he won an Oscar for The
Godfather Part two the previous year not
a soul recognized him during the process
think that the president should just
clean up this whole message she just
flush it right down the toilet by
harnessing the bottled anxiety of Travis
Bickle De Niro produced a socially
detached character that made viewers
nervous even during the more comedic
moments look would you take the record
I’ve already got it
but please please I bought it for you
Betsy let’s go can I call you in the end
his physical and psychological
transformation gave us one of the most
controversial endings in the history of
cinema
before we unveil our top pick here are
some honorable mentions we’ll do some
action yeah see that guy over there
yeah you go talk to him his name is
Matthew I’ll be over there waiting for
definition big sure no I need scares the
shit out of me I don’t know what he’s
gonna do
welcome me home I want to be your son I
want to pay the price I want to be
crucified and rise again but I’m trying
to what I’m trying what are you talking
no one Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta
Raging Bull
why don’t you talk huh did you fuck my
brother get off you fat pig did you know
arguably one of the greatest
performances of all time De Niro took
method acting to a new level when he
gained 60 pounds to play fat Jake
LaMotta in Raging Bull go gang Jim he
trained with the former middleweight
champion himself at a Brooklyn gym and
although Martin Scorsese had little
personal interest in boxing he was
impassioned by his actors enthusiasm for
the project which ultimately became a
character study of a devastatingly
insecure men never got me down
look Bobby D took home the Academy Award
for Raging Bull and capped off a decade
of performances that we’ll never forget
do you agree with our list and you
shouldn’t sell yourself short you have
too little faith what’s your favorite
Martin Scorsese character performance
will you get your period for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you’re not one for tears and well
neither am i so it’s best to come out
with it
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