Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Anthony David Leighton "Tony" Scottwas an English film director and producer. His films come from a broad range of genres, including the action drama Top Gun, action comedy Beverly Hills Cop II, auto racing film Days of Thunder, action comedy The Last Boy Scout, romantic dark comedy crime film True Romance, submarine action film Crimson Tide, psychological thriller The Fan, spy thriller Enemy of the State, spy film Spy Game, action thriller Man on Fire, sci-fi action thriller Déjà Vu,...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth21 June 1944
There was a lot of talk about moving the release up because it was suddenly current. I didn't like that at all. It felt like I was capitalizing off of someone's misfortune. So I had a talk with them, and they backed off.
Its very hard trying to talk to an actor about how they should deliver lines, or cut their hair, unless it comes from a place of a strong point of view.
Shooting in real-life situations helps actors because they're competing against the noise and the wind. Out of that comes things that shift and change, in terms of tone, but not in terms of re-honing the whole sequence.
Research is what drives me. When I get a script, I go to the real world and touch the real people.
I think the guiding principle for me is working with people, because I don't know how long it's going to last, I want to seize the moment and work with people I want to work with.
The hardest scene for me is always the scene when I'm dealing with performances, when I'm actually looking at the guys and hoping that I'm covering it in the right way and that I'm handling it in the right way.
GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.
I have a short attention span.
I love shooting with real things in the real world. I think it gives a level of drama, performance, and everything seems to rise to the occasion.
All my movies, like Revenge, are under two hours.
The biggest edge I live on is directing. That's the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life,
Out of the total of 11 movies, I got slammed.
I always get everyone prepared so there aren't so many arguments on set. I have a policy that the first thing I do in the morning is go over to the trailers and discuss exactly what we're shooting that day. It's time-consuming but it reduces the chances of 'misunderstandings' on set.
I like changing the pace of my life, changing my discipline. It gives me ideas for how to see the world differently,