‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ director Martin Scorsese pays heartfelt tribute to Rob Reiner

Martin Scorsese has written a moving essay honoring his late friend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer.

In the piece published on The New York Timeswrote Scorsese, “Rob Reiner was a friend of mine, and so was Michele.”

“From now on, I will have to use the past tense, and it fills me with such deep sadness. But there is no other choice.”

The 83-year-old recalled the first meeting with the legend back When Harry met Sally in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, describing him as hilarious but never insufferable.

“He had a beautiful sense of uninhibited freedom, fully enjoying life in the moment and had a wonderful laugh,” Scorsese wrote.

He recalled how Reiner’s laughter filled an auditorium during a tribute at Lincoln Center, capturing his joy and comedic timing.

The director praised Reiner’s work Misery “A very special film, with wonderful performances from Kathy Bates and James Caan.”

Describe This is the spine as “a flawless creation.”

Scorsese also considered Reiner’s involvement The Wolf of Wall Street as Leonardo DiCaprio’s father.

Scorsese admitted that the iconic dialogue from the film still moves him deeply.

“You have all the money in the world,” Reiner’s character says in one scene. “Do you need everyone else’s money?”

Concluding his tribute, Scorsese called the deaths of Rob and Michele “a blasphemy, an abyss in lived reality.”

He wrote that the only consolation is time.

The Oscar winner confessed that he chooses to imagine his friend alive and well.

“…one day, I’ll be at a dinner party or a party and I’ll be next to Rob, hear his laugh, see his great face, laugh at his stories and enjoy his natural comedic timing and feel lucky again to have him as a friend.” Shutter Island the filmmaker ended on a touching note.