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Tony Scott

British Director

Born: Jun 21, 1944

Died: Aug 19, 2012

Always Every Life Me World You

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The world is sick of big IT things that don't work. Tony Scott

Work World Big Sick Things

All my movies, like Revenge, are under two hours. Tony Scott

Revenge Like Hours Movies Two

I make a movie because it's something that inspires me. Tony Scott

Me Something Inspires Make Because Movie

There's one great script that hit my desk that I didn't change at all, and that was True Romance. Tony Scott

Great Change Great Script True Hit Romance Script Desk

Dad was a very gentle, sweet man. Tony Scott

Man Sweet Gentle Very Dad

Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family. Tony Scott

Family Mum

The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face, and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through. Tony Scott

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. Tony Scott

Love Time Family Man Respect Sweet Ran Steel She Gentle Fist Very Same Same Time Roost Dad Mum 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. Tony Scott

Art School Same Thing Later Never Along Understood Came Go Years Art School Same Six Wanted Then Dad Why Thing

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. Tony Scott

You Cake Whatever Drama Gives Excitement True Camera Icing Actor

I'm a plagiarist - I always look back at other movies, and I steal, but I steal well, and I reinvent. Tony Scott

Other Back Steal Look Well Always Movies Reinvent

I've had a love affair with every movie I've ever done. Tony Scott

Love Every Had Affair Love Affair Done Movie Ever

The real world has always been far more exciting and funny and dangerous to me than anything somebody could conjure up sitting in front of a computer. Tony Scott

Making a movie is like a marathon, and commercials are like sprints - they're equally satisfying, but in different ways. Tony Scott

Ways Like Equally Making Commercials Different Movie Marathon Different Ways Satisfying

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. Tony Scott

Good Morning Me Wake Up Every Worries Bad Wreck Good Thing Bad Thing Performance Between Major Most Because Doing Wake Up Train Commercial Commercials Shoot Shooting Upright Where Movie In-Between Whether Movies Bolt Thing

I'm always dictated to be what I want to do, and I have a love affair with every movie I've done, and some of them have turned out good, and some of them have turned out not so good. But regardless, the making of them, or that love affair, has always been a great experience. Tony Scott

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