Scene: A Memoir

"Over a critically acclaimed career spanning more than thirty feature films--including cult classics such as 'Bad lieutenant,' 'King of New York,' and 'Ms. 45'--Ferrara has refused to play by Hollywood's rules or conform to society's delicate sensibilities. Instead, his work is fueled by a relentless drive to depict life's often uncomfortable realities and poetically portray humanity in all its fascinating, at times unsettling, complexity. In his memoir 'Scene,' he brings the same uncompromising, unfiltered point of view to the page--detailing his dramatic journey from helping define a generation of independent cinema to ultimately coming to terms with the toll of addiction. This book is a profound portrait of an iconoclastic visionary--at once a cautionary tale and an inspiring manifesto about living a life dedicated above all else to the single-minded pursuit of creativity and self-expression"--Inside jacket flap.