Martin Scorsese’s biggest regret about his early films was making one despicable thing look “glamorous and attractive”

It was the year 1973 when a young Martin Scorsese went to work with Robert De Niro on a film called Mean Streets. The decisions of a young and brazen mind naturally had a great influence on the film.

De Niro, Martin Scorsese and DiCaprio in The Audition | Credit: Melco Crown Entertainment

Mean Streets, which tells the story of a man who wants to climb the mafia ladder but is torn between conscience and success, was a pretty iconic film. However, Scorsese has one big regret.

Martin Scorsese Regrets One Big Thing in Mean Streets

Mean Streets told the story of Charlie and talked about the mafia world. Martin Scorsese masterfully depicted the balance between the bad and the good conscience and what a mafia man could have endured in his early days.

A still from Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets | Credit: Taplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions

As he films this brash youth, Martin Scorsese feels as if he…