marcus says on 19/Mar/10
Marty? A shrimp? Who would've guessed? Wow.

the 5\'8 mate says on 15/Feb/10
yeah, ive met him in person, im a solid 5'8.5, 5'9 in the morning, and 5'9.25 on a reall good morning and i towered over him, id say 5'3" at peak 5'2 now, or 5'1.5 on a bad day lolz

FT says on 19/Dec/09
I just have to say, Jack Brown's comment on this thread is priceless:

"There's nothing wrong with being on the short side. I'm close to 5'7" and I have no complaints. Sure the guys will make a few cracks now and again but its all in good fun. It also opens up plenty of doors in terms of women and athletics. Most girls are 5'6" and under and enjoy being with a guy whose around their height. I'm also a swimmer/triathete so my height makes me perfect for the sport. You're height doesn't constitute a damn thing in this world. And in a world where people suffer from cancer and poverty, you should be concerned with a few more things than what people think of you Arturo. The more time you spend complaining about life is time lost. So Arturo, put a tampon in your vagina and man up. People don't respect you because your a tool."

Love it.

sam says on 9/Dec/09
guys I have news for you, I think bob was being sarcastic.

Alemann says on 6/Oct/09
I wound how Bob would react on the fact that J.R.R. Tolkien was 5'4.

slanted_enchanted says on 19/Jun/09
I'm 5'4 and I think Bob's comment is hilarious gosh lighten up.

kenneth says on 1/May/09
same height as me. thats pretty cool, considering he's one of the world's best directors and having to command an entire crew and cast which are probably heads over him is not easy.

Doug says on 11/Apr/09
Finally the truth. I always found it difficult to see 5'4" actually, he is dwarfed even by 5'8" ers. 5'3" must be about right. He is one of the worlds greatest directors though, his diminuative height adds to his status I think!

RisingForce says on 22/Mar/09
What the hell? I just read Bob's comment...I'm speechless. What a braindead moron. That was quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever heard and no that's not an exaggeration. He can't take his favorite director seriously now thta he found out he's 5'3"? Incredible...

Parker says on 14/Mar/09
Leonari - Your the man. I remember a friend talking to me about heightism some time back (we are both very short), but I never realised it existed until I started visiting this site. Especially the General Height section...people over 5'10 depressed about their height...one guy saying guys under 5'5 'hide away' with shame.......truly unbelievable. And Bob....your an absolute Kn.. head.

Anonymous says on 14/Mar/09
yeah, Bob is ridiculous. He's afraid to see the movie of a 5'3 director... I've never heard something that stupid. Shame on him, really.

leonari says on 12/Mar/09
bob: you are joking right? How does height correlate with his accomplishments as a director?? That is one of the most discriminating posts ever. Shame on you man. i pity you.

leonari says on 12/Mar/09
bob: you are joking right? How does height correlate with his accomplishments as a director?? That is one of the most discriminating posts ever. Shame on you man. i pity you.

bob says on 11/Mar/09
I didn't realize that Scorsese was so short. He used to be my favorite director, but I don't think that I will be able to take his films seriously anymore. I wish I hadn't found this out, it's kind of like finding out that Pam Anderson has herpes.

joe says on 14/Nov/08
I'm 5'7 and a half, and still feel slightly short. But you have to be grateful that your in the average zone at least, it's really not that big of a deal. Tall people often don't care about it as much as you think they do. That's one thing I've learned. I used to think, when I was SUPER short, that all the **** I got or whatever disrespect I perceived was in regard to my height. Howeve, if you pay attention, people are often assholes to everyone and often there not even insulting you when you think they are! So i'd guess that about 90% of height prejudice is in short people's mind. And often when they do encounter it, it's just being used because the "insulter" is to stupid to think of anything else to say. It's pathetic. But don't worry if your short, in the end, it will make you a stronger, more resilient person.

Real says on 14/Oct/08
Runt - I'm 5'6ish with size 10.5 shoes :)

Cedric - I'm actually creeped out by girls that are several inches shorter than I am.. It feels like I'm with a kid and I kinda feel like I'll break them (lol). Plus, we all know that that short guys are often said to have a complex, but I think it's much more apparent in short females.

Jack Brown - Dude, you're the man.

runt says on 8/Sep/08
Cedric says on 12/Jul/08
"I normally prefer smaller girls than I not because I have a complex but because I don't like to date someone with bigger feet and hands than I.It's just creepy."
Wow I never thought about that. I'm 5-7ish and I wear size 10 and 1/2 shoes (sometimes 11) and I've dated a couple of 5-11 girls. Their hands and feet were smaller than mine. In fact, I've never known any females with bigger hands and feet than me.

denis says on 2/Sep/08
i doubt he is even 5'3 because he looks much shorter maybe because of his body

Norton K says on 13/Aug/08
wow he's lucky to be so short! i'm 6ft7 nd i'm tired of constant gawking and looks everywhere i go!

Cedric says on 12/Jul/08
I have to disagree with Arturo too. I am 5'6 ish and I never had a problem getting a date.Considering the fact the average American woman is only a tad taller than 5'4", it's not hard to find females shorter than me.I have even been approached by girls that are a couple of inches taller at bars.I normally prefer smaller girls than I not because I have a complex but because I don't like to date someone with bigger feet and hands than I.It's just creepy.
I have taller friends who sometimes attempt to make a joke over my height. I reply to them that I wouldn't trade my good looks for their height. Not to sound conceited, but I have always been considered good looking by the opposite sex (and by some members of the same sex as well!)
As far as work is concerned, I am one of the highest paid employees at my job.I have a successful career thanks to my education.
The thing is that you can't blame your failures in life to lack of height. Look at Scorsese! With only 5'3" of height he has more money than you and I will see together in our lifetimes combined!

Jack Brown says on 24/May/08
There's nothing wrong with being on the short side. I'm close to 5'7" and I have no complaints. Sure the guys will make a few cracks now and again but its all in good fun. It also opens up plenty of doors in terms of women and athletics. Most girls are 5'6" and under and enjoy being with a guy whose around their height. I'm also a swimmer/triathete so my height makes me perfect for the sport. You're height doesn't constitute a damn thing in this world. And in a world where people suffer from cancer and poverty, you should be concerned with a few more things than what people think of you Arturo. The more time you spend complaining about life is time lost. So Arturo, put a tampon in your vagina and man up. People don't respect you because your a tool.

bigballin says on 21/May/08
That is ridiculous, anonymous. The reality is that Arturo couldn't possibly be more right. It's pretty obvious that you are not a short guy. If you were, there's no way you could disagree. Being a short person myself, I couldn't even begin to tell you about the bull**** we receive ON A DAILY BASIS. Yes, every day I am reminded of my height. I'm 5'5" which isn't even THAT short. Although some of you would disagree. It's only a few inches below the male average of 5'8" to 5'9". But still, I find it pathetic that people seem to think so highly of themselves because they're a few inches taller.

anonymous says on 9/Jan/08
I have to disagree with you, Arturo.

Unless the person you're talking to is 6'1+, then there's really no head tilting if you're at least 5'7. A few obvious inches in difference, but you're still looking directly at them eye to eye. Build can also affect the perception of height. I'm sorry you had to deal with what you dealt with, but that doesn't speak for everyone's experience in this height bracket.

There are many A-list actors in the 5'7/5'8 range - in many countries that is an average, even taller than some male averages. What a few a**holes say on a messageboard or in real life doesn't override reality.

Arturo says on 14/Dec/07
Sigh. Why do humans crave a reason to marginalize each other? Are we so insecure that we need to sit around and feel bigger than the famous people who are physically smaller than us? If it's not obvious enough from the tone of my message I am a soft 5'7" and I can't tell you how much hell I receive. Women, employers, men...no one takes you seriously when they have to tilt their head down to talk to you and one's height is not a choice! It is a total crap shoot and the people who are "lucky enough" to hold their skull a few inches higher than other people LOVE to lord it over them. What can you do...

Bserious says on 2/Oct/07
You know what? Regular guy is right. It all seems to be bottom-lined to the height of the short guy, like he is a genius for a midget... Let's you know why some fight so hard for that extra inch.

Regular Guy says on 27/Apr/07
See it's so funny how people give short guys so much hell when they're doing all they can to be sucessful and acomplish their goals and when they finally do they'll get their credit for it but from generation to generation they're still gonna get picked on and laughed at all over again in a repeated cycle.

Anonymous says on 9/Apr/07
I think Martin Scorsese should team up with all the short guys in Hollywood on a movie Pacino, Pesci, Cruise and Stallone should all be cast in it. It would be very interesting. Comedy maybe. What should we name it?

Mr. T says on 10/Feb/07
DeLaurentiis is pushing 90, though, isn't he?

footballed28 says on 6/Feb/07
there was a teacher from Spain who claimed he was 5'2...tho I suspected he was more in the neighborhood of 5'...he was a head shorter than everyone in our school

leonari says on 4/Feb/07
I say 5'3" was his peak height! Rarely does one see such a short individual as him...Departed sucked.

the shredder says on 2/Feb/07
I say Pesci 5'4 peak , 5'3 now !

Gonzalo says on 2/Feb/07
Pesci I guess is around 5`4.

Mario says on 1/Feb/07
And how tall you guy´s think Pesci is? To me they look practicly the same height.

Gonzalo says on 31/Jan/07
He is a midget. 5`3 sounds reasonable for him. He made Deniro a giant

footballed28 says on 30/Jan/07
he is only 5'3? I guess I am just a little surprised...always thought he was around 5'5

Mario says on 21/Jan/07
Well he's exactly as tall as Joe Pesci, who is here listed here as 5 ft 4.

Anthony says on 20/Jan/07
THANK YOU, ROB!

5'3 is bang on for his peak, though I'd wager closer to 5'2 nowadays. Small guy and along with Spielberg the finest director of the post-Hitchcock days of cinema.

Marc says on 20/Jan/07
I always figured 5'4", but after seeing him on the red carpet, he seemed even shorter. 5'3" seems correct.

leonari says on 20/Jan/07
absolute max height for scorsese. He never was above that.