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Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
British Director
Born: Nov 30, 1937
Film Good Me People Think You
Related authors: Adam Curtis Christopher Guest Christopher Nolan Derek Jarman Louis Theroux Richard Eyre Sam Mendes Val Guest
The very first film I ever saw was a pirate movie called 'The Black Swan' with Tyrone Power. And I thought that was great stuff. Of course, in those days, Technicolor was really Technicolor; there was no such thing as desaturation. Everybody looked super suntanned. Ridley Scott
Great Thought Black Power First Everybody Saw Those Super Stuff Great Stuff Days Looked Course Very Pirate Movie Swan Really Film Ever Thing
I was one of those kids who tended to stay in on Saturday nights. My mother used to come and say, 'Why don't you go to the dance with the boys?' And I'm going, 'No, I'm perfectly happy.' I think my parents thought I was definitely weird. Ridley Scott
You Happy Mother Dance Thought Parents Think Nights Say Those Definitely Kids Stay Perfectly Weird Come Boy Go Going Used Who Why Saturday
I love designing, and I still do it. Ridley Scott
Love Still Designing
I'm really intrigued by those eternal questions of creation and belief and faith. I don't care who you are, it's what we all think about. It's in the back of all our minds. Ridley Scott
Faith You Care Creation Think Back Our Minds Those Intrigued About Questions dont Care Eternal Really Who Belief
It doesn't matter how much faith you have or don't have. I just don't buy the idea that we're alone. There's got to be some form of life out there. Ridley Scott
Life Buy Faith Alone You Matter Out Some Idea Got How How Much Just Form Much
The idea of flying in general does not appeal to me. I can barely understand why people want to fly at all, other than that it's occasionally necessary. Ridley Scott
Me People Fly Other Flying General Idea Occasionally Understand Does Than Want Barely Appeal Why Necessary
'The Duellists' won Cannes, but Paramount didn't know how to release a film about two guys in bizarre breeches, waving swords around. I actually think it's a pretty good Western. Ridley Scott
Good Think Waving Release Bizarre Paramount Pretty Pretty Good About Guys Know Around How Western Won Cannes Film Swords Actually Two
I made the mistake of saying I was an atheist at one point, when I was doing 'Kingdom of Heaven.' Ridley Scott
Saying Atheist Mistake Made Kingdom Point Doing Heaven
I'm a very practical person. Ridley Scott
Practical Very Person
'Alien' is a landmark. One of the really good science-fiction films. Ridley Scott
Good Alien Films Landmark Really
I've gradually realised that what I do best is universes. And I shouldn't be afraid of that. Ridley Scott
Best Gradually Afraid Realised Universes
Oddly enough, I find it quite engaging to be working with a female when I'm directing. It's kind of interesting. Ridley Scott
Enough Kind Find Directing Female Oddly Quite Interesting Working Engaging
I had been very impressed with the voiceover of 'Apocalypse Now,' with Martin Sheen's voice. That was a great voiceover; it really internalized the Martin Sheen character, who was essentially fairly low key and didn't say a lot during the whole movie. But he thought a lot, so I always thought that was really great. Ridley Scott
Great Character Key Thought Say Martin Voice Voiceover Had He Fairly Sheen Always Been Lot Impressed Very Essentially Movie Low Apocalypse Low-Key Really Who Whole Now
I'm fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing some of the insane movies that I do. Ridley Scott
Positive Otherwise Positive Person Insane Some Doing Person Movies Fundamentally
Try writing a book, dude. That's difficult. Ridley Scott
Book Writing Try Difficult Dude
The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies, and I'm a better moviemaker than I would be writer. Ridley Scott
Time Me Better Films Would Would-Be Rather Write Writer Take Make Than Screenplay Movies Two
Any period is fascinating: the more ancient, the better. Ridley Scott
Better Ancient More Period Any Fascinating
The digital and theatrical markets are two different marketplaces. Ridley Scott
Digital Markets Different Theatrical Two
Once, I got slaughtered after 'Blade Runner' by Pauline Kael: three pages of slaughter. I was so offended, I would never read any more press. Ridley Scott
Offended Three Once Press Runner Would Blade Blade Runner More Never Read Got Any After Pages Slaughter Slaughtered
I think over time I've learned to stop being a screamer and get interactive; otherwise, you get killed in Hollywood. I stopped being a screamer shortly after 'Blade Runner,' kicking doors and things like that, because I wasn't actually getting anywhere. Ridley Scott
Time You Doors Think Otherwise Kicking Runner Blade Blade Runner Over Like Learned Because Get Getting Stop Stopped Being Interactive After Anywhere Hollywood Actually Things
If somebody's given me X amount of dollars to fulfill a dream, they've got every right to actually say something about it. Ridley Scott
Me Somebody Every Say Dream About Something Given Got Dollars Fulfill Actually Right Amount
I want to return to the epic idea of the grand, big Western, in the sense that 'The Searchers' was. Ridley Scott
Big Sense Idea Return Western Want Grand Epic Searchers
It's very difficult to find good scripts in Hollywood any more. Ridley Scott
Good Difficult Find Good Scripts More Very Any Scripts Hollywood
If 'formulaic' is somebody who is unlikely to succeed starting down a process and succeeding - then isn't that what most films are about? And art films are about people who aren't likely to succeed and then don't succeed. Ridley Scott
Art People Somebody Down Films Unlikely About Most Likely Process Succeed Succeeding Then Who Starting
The word 'comedy' implies slapstick. Ridley Scott
Comedy Word Implies Slapstick
Sometimes I find I'm wearing a divided, split brain in terms of drama and humor. Ridley Scott
Sometimes Humor Drama Find Wearing Divided Split Terms Brain
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