Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scottis an English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film Alien, his best known works are the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner, crime drama Thelma & Louise, historical drama and Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator, war film Black Hawk Down, crime thriller Hannibal, biographical film American Gangster, and science fiction films Prometheusand The Martian...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth30 November 1937
dad school army
I think I was really bored at school. I was quietly clock watching for years. I went to 10 schools because my dad was in the Army and we moved around a lot.
summer art brother
I went to Art College and during the summer I made a movie with my brother. I got hold of a little camera, wrote a script and dragged my brother, Tony, out of bed to help me (which he did not like), so that we could shoot a film every day for six weeks. It was made for £65 and it was called Boy On A Bicycle.
good-years lucky my-family
A good year for me is when me and my family are in good health. I'm just lucky to have good years doing something I like to do.
definitions
I'm very competitive. I just go with what engages or fascinates me in my work and that's it. I have no definition; I just love to do it.
home cows theater
If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come home.
development occupation prime
I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development.
voice people intuition
There's a little thing on your shoulder called intuition and it whispers in your ear. Everyone has that, there is a voice telling you to do something. Most people ignore it - but you must listen to it. I do it every day, all day.
careers subjects seems
My career seems to be a career of non-specific subjects which are all over the place.
blade-runner blades yeah
Yeah, we're working on [Blade Runner 2] right now - that will happen sooner or later.
stupid thinking used
I think movies are getting dumber, actually. Where it used to be 50/50, now it`s 3% good, 97% stupid.
mean thinking matter
You've got to be able to know someone really well to be able to have a row and then also walk away from it and not have it matter, especially in this business. That doesn't mean to say we have many rows but I think the nearest thing to a row would be just flatly disagreeing with something .
people way another-way
Some people like to do everything always the same thing. That's another way: To do the same thing.
play long tolerance
What you do, is you gradually become more and more experienced, and more and more realistic about dramatic tolerance, i.e. about how long the play should be.
honest blink honestly
I don't ever blink, honestly.