Martin Scorsese has made some of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time. From Taxi Driver to The Irishman, we’re used to seeing the director films getting Oscar nominations, Scorsese’s talents are clear, but apparently, sometimes the thing that Martin Scorsese is best at is recognizing when his actors have great ideas. Apparently, the most iconic scene in Goodfellas was initially the creation of Joe Pesci.
I don’t even have to tell you what scene I’m talking about. Even if you’ve never seen Goodfellas, you know the scene I’m talking about. It’s Joe Pesci’s big scene where he asks “How am I funny?” It’s the scene that is so well known that it’s been parodied countless times. Scorsese recently told Deadline that the scene wasn’t in the script for Goodfellas. It came from an idea Pesci had that the director then refined on set into the scene we know today. The director said…
