Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Anthony David Leighton "Tony" Scottwas an English film director and producer. His films come from a broad range of genres, including the action drama Top Gun, action comedy Beverly Hills Cop II, auto racing film Days of Thunder, action comedy The Last Boy Scout, romantic dark comedy crime film True Romance, submarine action film Crimson Tide, psychological thriller The Fan, spy thriller Enemy of the State, spy film Spy Game, action thriller Man on Fire, sci-fi action thriller Déjà Vu,...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth21 June 1944
My stories are pretty simplistic, but the characters are always complex and always right, and that comes from the script and my research and reverse-engineering what I find in the real world.
The true excitement comes from the actors - that gives you the true drama - and whatever I can do with the camera, that's icing on the cake.
It's pretty special coming back here - there is a strong family tradition - and to be honest, I'm a little overwhelmed at the attention,
Dad was a very gentle, sweet man. Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family. She ran the roost with a steel fist, but at the same time there was respect and love for her.
Dad never understood why Ridley wanted to go to art school, and then I came along six years later and wanted to do the same thing.
Domino never failed to surprise or inspire me over the last 12 years, ... She was a free spirit like no other I have ever known.
I wake up every morning bolt upright, whether it's a commercial, not that that's a good thing or a bad thing, because I shoot commercials in between movies. But whether it's a commercial or a movie where I'm shooting a major train wreck, the thing that worries me most is when I'm doing a performance thing.
It's a great start to what will be an amazing line-up, intended to keep the focus on fun, whilst providing everyone with quality entertainment.
This project has now been with me for 12 years.
What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters.
There was a lot of talk about moving the release up because it was suddenly current. I didn't like that at all. It felt like I was capitalizing off of someone's misfortune. So I had a talk with them, and they backed off.
I was always criticized for style and content, but I enjoy trying to tell stories a different way, particularly with this movie, Man On Fire.
I think these films are little creative diamonds that give directors a chance at fleshing out story, characters and visuals in a short form.
Regardless of what the press said, she never saw the finished product because she died before. But she saw more than half the movie and she said she loved it.