Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scottis an English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film Alien, his best known works are the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner, crime drama Thelma & Louise, historical drama and Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator, war film Black Hawk Down, crime thriller Hannibal, biographical film American Gangster, and science fiction films Prometheusand The Martian...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth30 November 1937
deal employing except hawk
On 'Black Hawk Down,' I was employing 1,000 Muslims. 'Kingdom of Heaven,' same deal except bigger, probably 1,500 Muslims.
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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.
I've got many letters from Muslim organizations thanking me for making 'Kingdom of Heaven.'
I've got a terrible knee from too much tennis.
epic return
I want to return to the epic idea of the grand, big Western, in the sense that 'The Searchers' was.
liked movies sounds
I try to make films, not movies. I've never liked the expression 'movie', but it sounds elitist to say that.
The key thing is you can be the only person, your own critic.
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You could have ten scientists in this room. You could ask them all: 'Who's religious?' About three to four will put their hands up.
deal fix positive stand
You can't stand there wringing your hands, you have to deal with how you are going to fix it. Everything has to come from a positive stance.
investing technology
The U.K. has to keep investing in new technology, skills, and infrastructure to keep pace with international competition.
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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.
screenplay
The hardest single thing you do is get the bloody screenplay right.
adjusted gulf hit huge
The Gulf of Mexico, they believe, is a huge asteroid. That was an impact zone, you know that? Yeah, for that big a thing to actually hit our globe, it would have had to adjusted the spin, the axis.
editor great
The great film editor is not a cutter, he's a storyteller, right?