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I tend to watch a lot of lower-budget movies to find out what's doing down there and find out who's coming up. — Ridley Scott

Egypt was - as it is now - a confluence of cultures, as a result of being a crossroads geographically between Africa, the Middle East and Europe. — Ridley Scott

I try to make films, not movies. I've never liked the expression 'movie', but it sounds elitist to say that. — Ridley Scott

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

In my view, the only way to see a film remains the way the filmmaker intended: inside a large movie theater with great sound and pristine picture. — Ridley Scott

Sometimes I find I'm wearing a divided, split brain in terms of drama and humor. — Ridley Scott

Being able to work with Ridley Scott on this film is like being able to play on the Olympic team for actors. — Idris Elba

I started late. I didn't make my first movie until I was 40. — Ridley Scott

Yeah, we're working on [Blade Runner 2] right now - that will happen sooner or later. — Ridley Scott

A good year for me is when me and my family are in good health. I'm just lucky to have good years doing something I like to do. — Ridley Scott

I've always avoided sequels, unless I felt there was something fresh. — Ridley Scott

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

And anyway, it's only movies. to stop me I think they'll ahve to shoot me in the head. — Ridley Scott

The ego is there, but I'm learning to channel it. — Ridley Scott

The great film editor is not a cutter, he's a storyteller, right? — Ridley Scott

Harrison is very much part of this one, but really it's about finding him; he comes in in the third act. — Ridley Scott

I don't make films for other people; I make films for me. — Ridley Scott

I would make a film with a political point of view if I agreed with it, and even, perhaps, if I didn't. — Ridley Scott

When you're doing a big movie, you're gone for 10 months to a year. — Ridley Scott

I want to return to the epic idea of the grand, big Western, in the sense that 'The Searchers' was. — Ridley Scott

The story of 'Prometheus' is the idea that if you're given a gift from the gods, do not abuse it, and do not think you can compete. — Ridley Scott

Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict. — Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott is a cinematic master and a great man. It was a real honour working with him on 'Prometheus.' — Benedict Wong

I'm about to read Scott Turow's 'Innocent.' I've been hungry for this book since he first told me it was in the works. I'm a serious Turow fan. — Ridley Pearson

A personal game-changer was when Ridley Scott cast me as King John, the King of England, for 'Robin Hood.' — Oscar Isaac

I think sci-fi can easily be PG. — Ridley Scott

I watched Someone to Watch Over Me the other night. I thought it was a really good movie. It's a great movie. — Ridley Scott

I grew up loving Ridley Scott and Tony Scott and Michael Bay and Adrian Lyne. — Dan Trachtenberg

And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I've never been bullied into any cut, frankly. — Ridley Scott

We can't terraform yet, but we know it exists. — Ridley Scott

I made the mistake of saying I was an atheist at one point, when I was doing 'Kingdom of Heaven.' — Ridley Scott

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

Getting the call from Ridley Scott made me think that sometimes you just need to go to work. — Joel Edgerton

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. — Ridley Scott

Are we the first hominids? I really, really, really doubt it. — Ridley Scott

Some actors - you work with them once and don't even think about working with them again. — Ridley Scott

I don't get attached to anything. I'm like a good antique dealer. I'm prepared to sell my most valuable table. — Ridley Scott

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

I am a science fiction enthusiast, really, deep down. — Ridley Scott

Nowadays, everything's evolved into superheroes and it's boring. If I see one more superhero movie I'm going to shoot myself. — Ridley Scott

Never be put off by anything because failure teaches you something. — Ridley Scott

In science fiction, we're always searching for new frontiers. We're drawn to the unknown. — Ridley Scott

My career seems to be a career of non-specific subjects which are all over the place. — Ridley Scott

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

Dad entered the Second World War like any other man, trying to do the right thing. — Ridley Scott

I don't ever blink, honestly. — Ridley Scott

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies. — Ridley Scott

Everyone is tearing each other apart in the name of their personal god. And the irony is, by definition, they're probably worshiping the same god. — Ridley Scott

'Raiders of the Lost Ark' made me want to make films. I am wild about the films of John Carpenter, Ridley Scott, Howard Hawks and Sam Peckinpah. — Neil Marshall

Technology continues to bring us wondrous advances in filmmaking to improve how we view movies. — Ridley Scott

The digital and theatrical markets are two different marketplaces. — Ridley Scott

Audiences are smarter than ever; they know if filmmakers cheat an environment. — Ridley Scott

The best stories come out of the truth. — Ridley Scott

I would say that working with Ridley Scott makes the process of directing much more terrifying. — Jon Spaihts

By going to a preview, a director becomes insidiously infected by the process, so by the end of it, you're thinking, 'It may be a bit too long.' — Ridley Scott

The word 'comedy' implies slapstick. — Ridley Scott

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 was always aware that this whole Earth is on overload. — Ridley Scott

I like a film such as 'American Beauty,' and I like 'Spider-Man.' — 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 key thing is you can be the only person, your own critic. — Ridley Scott

I'm an Englishman who did a film on Mogadishu, 'Black Hawk Down.' — Ridley Scott

I grew up in the North of England at a time when Stirling Moss was a hero. Everyone wanted to be a racing driver. — Ridley Scott

Sci-fi films are as dead as westerns. — Ridley Scott

The U.K. has to keep investing in new technology, skills, and infrastructure to keep pace with international competition. — Ridley Scott

I do like to make films with a political theme, but sometimes it's nice simply to make people laugh. That's the hardest thing to do in fact. — Ridley Scott

I was always amazed about how much I could finally squeeze into a thirty second commercial. — Ridley Scott

I like my wine and vodka, but that doesn't mean I fall about drunk. I know my limits. — Ridley Scott

Do what you haven't done is the key, I think. — Ridley Scott

I do a pretty good job at casting actually. — Ridley Scott

Dad never understood why Ridley wanted to go to art school, and then I came along six years later and wanted to do the same thing. — Tony Scott

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

I love different themes, different venues, different movies. I love to jump about and tackle different subjects. I have no intellectual master plan. — Ridley Scott

I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny. — Ridley Scott

If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come home. — Ridley Scott

I've seen some of James Cameron's work, and I've got to go 3D. — Ridley Scott

I think there are a lot of men who feel they're being emasculated by having the woman be in charge; I've never had that problem. — Ridley Scott

I unfortunately do suffer for my art. — Ridley Scott

I also love Australian movies. I love Muriel's Wedding - I've seen in six times. Baz Luhrmann's best movie is strictly ballroom ... without question. — Ridley Scott

That's part of the policy: To keep switching gears. — Ridley Scott

When you're watching a documentary, the danger is to romanticize. — Ridley Scott

I like Wadi Rum - it's the best view I've ever seen of what could be Mars. — Ridley Scott

'Blade Runner' was a comic strip. It was a comic strip! It was a very dark comic strip. Comic metaphorically. — Ridley Scott

I'm a moviemaker, not a documentarian. I try to hit the truth. — Ridley Scott

As a filmmaker, deep blacks are essential, and in my experience, no technology captures those attributes as well as Plasma. — Ridley Scott

I have a healthy competitive nature. — Ridley Scott

The great attraction to 'American Gangster' is these two great characters who are absolute paradoxes within their own sphere. — Ridley Scott

What's interesting to me about Moses isn't the big stuff that everybody knows. — Ridley Scott

I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible. — Ridley Scott

How can you look at the galaxy and not feel insignificant? — Ridley Scott

Doing science fiction at a high level is tricky. It's really tricky. — Ridley Scott

You don't really know what you're going to get until you're actually in Abbey Road. That's where I did all the music, in The Beatles' place. — Ridley Scott

Everyone sniggered because I was going to do a sandal and toga movie. But I knew exactly how to do it and I know how to make Robin Hood. — Ridley Scott

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

Ridley and I talk every day. Our family is very close because we're from North England. — Tony 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

Unfortunately, we don't seem to learn from history, do we? And you'd think we would. — Ridley Scott

Good FBI officers are not noticeable. You would never look at them. — Ridley Scott

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive. — Ridley Scott

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