90 Ridley Scott Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ridley Scott

British Director

Born: Nov 30, 1937

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Churchill strikes a note in my life because my father worked on Mulberry Harbour, which was the code name for the temporary concrete harbours which were towed across the Channel to make the D-day landings in France possible. Ridley Scott

The word 'religion' is only a label. What lies behind that, the most important thing of all, is the word 'faith'. You either have faith, or you don't have faith, or you have degrees of faith - and if you have degrees of faith, then you become agnostic. You're kind of in-between, or you're on the fence. Ridley Scott

If you circle above Central Park at night in a helicopter, you're looking down at the most expensive real estate in the world. It's the American Monopoly board. Ridley Scott

You World Real Estate Circle Looking Down Monopoly Above Park Most Real American Expensive Estate Central Board Central Park Helicopter Night

I'll reshoot a corridor 13 different ways, and you'll never recognise them. Ridley Scott

You Ways Recognise Corridor Never Different Them Different Ways

I'm used to very strong women because my mother was particularly strong, and my father was away all the time. My mother was a big part of bringing up three boys, so I was fully versed in the strength of a powerful woman, and accepted that as the status quo. Ridley Scott

Time Strength Woman Women Strong Mother Father Three Big Status Status Quo Strong Women Part Powerful Particularly Because Accepted Boy Versed Up Very Big Part Quo Used Fully Away Bringing

The great film editor is not a cutter, he's a storyteller, right? Ridley Scott

Great Great Film He Editor Storyteller Film Right

Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict. Ridley Scott

Politics Conflict Leads Always Very Interesting

Good FBI officers are not noticeable. You would never look at them. Ridley Scott

Good You Would Never Look Officers Them Noticeable

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie. Ridley Scott

Me Enjoy Hit Movie Movies Personally

Same thing with film, by the time you've finished shooting and you've really been into everything, you've touched up everything in the editing room. You've gone in there and taken little bits from everything. Ridley Scott

MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects. Ridley Scott

Picture Excellent Majority Effects Did Moving Really Company

If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come home. Ridley Scott

Home Direct Come Talk Till Go Cows Theater

And anyway, it's only movies. to stop me I think they'll ahve to shoot me in the head. Ridley Scott

Me Think Only Head Shoot Stop Anyway Movies

Digital is a different world because you are sitting at home and a hi tech piece of equipment today is within reach of most people, so they are watching a pretty hi tech version of whatever you've done. Ridley Scott

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and it's why I've never re-visited that area because I feel I've done it. Ridley Scott

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