Oscars 2012: "Hugo"
"That, I think, was the first connection" to the character, Scorsese told CBS News' Lesley Stahl. "I loved the idea of a young person who's unable to join in, 'cause of me with my asthma and that sort of thing. . . . Because of this illness, I really couldn't participate. I was always observing," like a voyeur.
It was because of Scorsese's condition that he was taken to the movies as a child, where his love of film blossomed - and that provided another personal connection to the character of Hugo.
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