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Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

British Director

Born: Nov 30, 1937

Film Good Me People Think You

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When I started the original 'Alien,' Ripley wasn't a woman, it was a guy. Ridley Scott

Woman Alien Guy Original Started

Fire is our first form of technology. Ridley Scott

Technology Fire First Our Form

I am a science fiction enthusiast, really, deep down. Ridley Scott

Science Down Enthusiast Science Fiction Am Fiction Really Deep Deep Down

I am in a constant stage of development. Ridley Scott

Stage Constant Development Am

When you think about it, 'Avatar' is almost completely an animated movie. Ridley Scott

You Think About Animated Almost Movie Avatar

'Blade Runner' was a comic strip. It was a comic strip! It was a very dark comic strip. Comic metaphorically. Ridley Scott

Dark Strip Runner Blade Blade Runner Comic Comic Strip Very

I've seen some of James Cameron's work, and I've got to go 3D. Ridley Scott

Work Seen Some Got Go Cameron James

I don't go to the cinema often anymore - I'd rather just pop in a disk and get the biggest monitor you've got, and if the quality is superb, I can watch a film, and if I don't like it I can pop it out. Ridley Scott

You Quality Cinema Out Superb Rather Like Got Go Get Often Just Anymore Biggest Disk Pop Film Monitor Watch

Perhaps because of my background as a graphic designer, I'm drawn to rich and beautiful colors. Ridley Scott

Beautiful Rich Background Drawn Colors Perhaps Because Graphic Designer

'Prometheus' was a great experience for me. Ridley Scott

Great Me Experience Great Experience

I would make a film with a political point of view if I agreed with it, and even, perhaps, if I didn't. Ridley Scott

Political Would Point Point Of View Perhaps Make View Agreed Even Film

I'm an Englishman who did a film on Mogadishu, 'Black Hawk Down.' Ridley Scott

Black Down Hawk Did Who Englishman Film

'The Man In High Castle' is one of Dick's most imaginative and captivating works, and certainly one of my favorites. Ridley Scott

Man High Favorites Castle Most Certainly Works Captivating Imaginative

Sci-fi films are as dead as westerns. Ridley Scott

Films Dead Sci-Fi Westerns

When you're at a certain point in your time - age, that is, when you're older - you start to realize that, actually, what you leave behind you does count, and so you start to become fundamentally aware of your own destiny, which sounds very grand. It's not grand at all, actually. Ridley Scott

Time You Age Become Own Older Destiny Point Count Does Leave Sounds Very Behind Grand Which Realize Certain Your Certain Point Aware Actually Start Fundamentally

The hardest single thing you do is get the bloody screenplay right. Ridley Scott

You Single Single Thing Bloody Get Screenplay Hardest Right Thing

Are we the first hominids? I really, really, really doubt it. Ridley Scott

First Doubt Really

In film, it's very important to not allow yourself to get sentimental, which, being British, I try to avoid. People sometimes regard sentimentality as emotion. It is not. Sentimentality is unearned emotion. Ridley Scott

Yourself People Sometimes Try Important Emotion Allow Unearned Very Get Being Regard Which Sentimental Sentimentality Avoid Film British

A word on 'Kingdom of Heaven:' if you get the four-disc set, which is 3 hr. 8 min., you'll see why it's such a good movie. It was a real passion project, and it's the film I'm most proud of. I think it was treated incredibly unfairly. Ridley Scott

I've got many letters from Muslim organizations thanking me for making 'Kingdom of Heaven.' Ridley Scott

Me Muslim Kingdom Got Making Thanking Heaven Organizations Many Letters

Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character. Ridley Scott

Character Location Another Integral Essence Choosing Film

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