Quotes by Ridley Scott

About Ridley Scott:

Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), his best-known works are the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), the drama Thelma & Louise (1991), the epic historical drama Gladiator (2000), which won a Best Picture Oscar, the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), the crime thriller Hannibal (2001), the black comedy Matchstick Men (2003), the epic historical drama Kingdom of Heaven (2005), the biographical crime film American Gangster (2007), the epic adventure film Robin Hood (2010), and the science fiction film Prometheus (2012).
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I'm a reader. I found out that, whether you're a studio head or a director, you must read your own material. You can't rely on readers.

Ridley Scott

I've got a terrible knee from too much tennis.

Ridley Scott

It's everything and I always make decisions about the cast.

Ridley Scott

People have no idea how physically tough doing a film is.

Ridley Scott

On 'Black Hawk Down,' I was employing 1,000 Muslims. 'Kingdom of Heaven,' same deal except bigger, probably 1,500 Muslims.

Ridley Scott

Oddly enough, I find it quite engaging to be working with a female when I'm directing. It's kind of interesting.

Ridley Scott

Sci-fi films are as dead as westerns.

Ridley Scott

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

Ridley Scott

The digital and theatrical markets are two different marketplaces.

Ridley Scott

Sometimes you can do a TV show on a subject you just can't do in film. Either it's too long or studios will perceive it as not being commercial.

Ridley Scott

There's some politicians who still seriously believe that we haven't got global warming.

Ridley Scott

There's a big film industry in Egypt, and quite a big one in Syria, and there's a big Muslim community in Paris.

Ridley Scott

The people who really resurrected 'Blade Runner' was 'MTV.'

Ridley Scott

Try writing a book, dude. That's difficult.

Ridley Scott

The key thing is you can be the only person, your own critic.

Ridley Scott

There are some moments that are pretty distressing in 'Prometheus.' In fact, the last hour is pretty distressing.

Ridley Scott

The word 'comedy' implies slapstick.

Ridley Scott

They say, 'TV is not a captive audience,' but it definitely is. You can easily switch off the bloody television.

Ridley Scott

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

Ridley Scott

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

Ridley Scott

You always worry before your movie opens that no one is going to come out.

Ridley Scott

Author Bio

  • NameRidley Scott
  • DescriptionEnglish film director and film producer
  • BornNovember 30, 1937
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionFilm Producer; Film Director; Actor
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of Ouissam Alaouite