There hasn’t been a ton of discussion about Martin Scorsese’s Hugo around these parts as of yet, mainly because most of us still haven’t seen it — and judging from the box office numbers, a lot of other people still haven’t seen it yet either. It’s probably both a blessing and a curse that the only thing people seem to be talking about is the fact that it’s Scorsese’s first time shooting in 3D. Of course, as it turns out, that’s the only thing he seems to be talking about either. Over the past week or two he has done a handful of interviews and talks about the future of 3D movies, and he definitely seems to have bought into the technology wholeheartedly. Just how much does he love 3D? He even went so far as to say that he would prefer to continue working exclusively with 3D from here on in. Hit the jump to see the full quote and his reasoning behind it.

In a recent interview with Deadline, he was asked if he would prefer to shoot all of his movies in 3D moving forward. Here is his response:

“Quite honestly, I would. I don’t think there’s a subject matter that can’t absorb 3D; that can’t tolerate the addition of depth as a storytelling technique. We view everyday life with depth. I think certain subject matters aren’t meant for 3D but you have to go back to Technicolor; when it was used in 1935 with Becky Sharp. For about 10-15 years, Technicolor was relegated to musicals, comedies and westerns. It wasn’t intended for the serious genres, but now everything is in color. And so it’s just a different mindset. Granted once the technology advances and you can eliminates glasses that are hindrances to some moviegoers, so why not? It’s just a natural progression.”

He was also asked which of his previous movies would benefit most from 3D, to which he replied:

“That’s an interesting question. Let’s see…Aviator, maybe? Maybe Taxi Driver… because of the intimidation of the main character , his presence is everywhere, a frightening kind of presence.”

We kind of expect to hear this sort of stuff coming from James Cameron’s mouth, but now to hear Scorsese praising 3D it definitely adds a little more credibility to the medium. Somehow Martin Scorsese doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would hide any ulterior motives or work with a format that he didn’t truly believe in. On the other hand, maybe he’s just excited to have a new toy to play with as a filmmaker. What do you think, does this change your mind about 3D or does it just make you worried about the future of cinema?