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
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I didn't want to go down the route of spending a year of my life making a movie that would never be seen. I may as well go down a route making a film that a lot of people will see, which is the whole idea behind cinema.
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I don't get attached to anything. I'm like a good antique dealer. I'm prepared to sell my most valuable table.
I am in a constant stage of development.
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Most people need the money all the time.
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Oddly enough, I find it quite engaging to be working with a female when I'm directing. It's kind of interesting.
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On rare occasions, Dad used to reminisce about when he met Eisenhower and how Churchill would pop in, in the late hours of the evening or night, carrying a cigar, when he'd obviously had a good dinner.
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One of the problems with science fiction, which is probably one of the reasons why I haven't done one for many, many years, is the fact that everything is used up. Every type of spacesuit is used up, every type of spacecraft is vaguely familiar, the corridors are similar, and the planets are similar.
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I grew up in the North of England at a time when Stirling Moss was a hero. Everyone wanted to be a racing driver.
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I'm a reader. I found out that, whether you're a studio head or a director, you must read your own material. You can't rely on readers.
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I'm agnostic because I went through the usual process of parents insisting you go to church, and yet they didn't. So there's me, sitting in the chairs, thinking, 'Jeez, why am I here? I'd rather be playing tennis, seriously.'
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I love designing, and I still do it.
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When I meet an actor that I think is going to be possible is from the second he walks through the door, because it's a visual medium.
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There are some moments that are pretty distressing in 'Prometheus.' In fact, the last hour is pretty distressing.
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I tend to watch a lot of lower-budget movies to find out what's doing down there and find out who's coming up.