Martin Scorsese feiert US -Einwanderer in Taormina: „Mit Ausnahme der amerikanischen Ureinwohner sind wir alle entweder Einwanderer, Kinder von Einwanderern oder Nachkommen von Einwanderern.

> “With the exception of Native Americans, we’re all either immigrants, children of immigrants or descendants of immigrants,” Scorsese said from the stage of Taormina’s Ancient Greek Theatre on a balmy evening with Sicily’s Mt. Etna volcano in the backdrop.

> “The country is very young. It’s 250 years old, which is nothing in terms of world history. We’re learning. We’re just crawling. We haven’t begun yet to walk or talk.”