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
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Taking a comic strip character is very hard to write. Because comics are meant to work in one page, to work in frames with minimalistic dialogue. And a lot of it is left to the imagination of the reader. To do that in film, you've got to be a little more explanatory. And that requires a good screenplay and good dialogue.
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On rare occasions, Dad used to reminisce about when he met Eisenhower and how Churchill would pop in, in the late hours of the evening or night, carrying a cigar, when he'd obviously had a good dinner.
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I don't get attached to anything. I'm like a good antique dealer. I'm prepared to sell my most valuable table.
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'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.
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'Alien' is a landmark. One of the really good science-fiction films.
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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.
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The hardest single thing you do is get the bloody screenplay right.
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Perhaps because of my background as a graphic designer, I'm drawn to rich and beautiful colors.
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Oddly enough, I find it quite engaging to be working with a female when I'm directing. It's kind of interesting.
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The ego is there, but I'm learning to channel it.
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I'm fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing some of the insane movies that I do.
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I made the mistake of saying I was an atheist at one point, when I was doing 'Kingdom of Heaven.'
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I like a film such as 'American Beauty,' and I like 'Spider-Man.'
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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.