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Ridley Scott Quotes

If you ever have a kid who doesn’t know what to do, stick him in art school. It’s amazing what evolves Picture Quote #1

When you’re in the editing room, the dangerous thing is that it becomes like telling a joke again and again and again. Eventually, the joke starts to not be funny. So you have to be careful that you’re not throwing the baby out with the bath water Picture Quote #1

I’m fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be doing some of the insane movies that I do Picture Quote #1

Perhaps because of my background as a graphic designer, I’m drawn to rich and beautiful colors Picture Quote #1

Far from being dead, physical media has years of life left and must be preserved because there is no better alternative Picture Quote #1

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For ‘Prometheus,’ I came back to a very simple question that haunted me that appears in the first ‘Alien,’ and no one answered in subsequent Alien films: who was the ‘Space Jockey’ - the big guy in the seat? If you really go into that, it becomes the basis for a pretty interesting story Picture Quote #1

I want to return to the epic idea of the grand, big Western, in the sense that ‘The Searchers’ was Picture Quote #1

What’s interesting to me about Moses isn’t the big stuff that everybody knows Picture Quote #1

The very first film I ever saw was a pirate movie called ‘The Black Swan’ with Tyrone Power. And I thought that was great stuff. Of course, in those days, Technicolor was really Technicolor; there was no such thing as desaturation. Everybody looked super suntanned Picture Quote #1

Blade Runner was the godfather of all these fantastic movies that occur today. What’s frustrating is that we’re short of really great writing and great ideas. Blade Runner was full of them Picture Quote #1

Yeah, we’re working on [Blade Runner 2] right now - that will happen sooner or later Picture Quote #1

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I think over time I’ve learned to stop being a screamer and get interactive; otherwise, you get killed in Hollywood. I stopped being a screamer shortly after ‘Blade Runner,’ kicking doors and things like that, because I wasn’t actually getting anywhere Picture Quote #1

I’m just trying to think what other sequels there were. There was the James Bond movies and not many. I think sequels have become a recent idea of franchising Picture Quote #1

I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible Picture Quote #1

If you circle above Central Park at night in a helicopter, you’re looking down at the most expensive real estate in the world. It’s the American Monopoly board Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Technology continues to bring us wondrous advances in filmmaking to improve how we view movies Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m very competitive. I just go with what engages or fascinates me in my work and that’s it. I have no definition; I just love to do it Picture Quote #1

I love different themes, different venues, different movies. I love to jump about and tackle different subjects. I have no intellectual master plan Picture Quote #1

I’ll reshoot a corridor 13 different ways, and you’ll never recognise them Picture Quote #1

Some people like to do everything always the same thing. That’s another way: To do the same thing Picture Quote #1

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If somebody’s given me X amount of dollars to fulfill a dream, they’ve got every right to actually say something about it Picture Quote #1

Stanley Kubrick’s 2001’ was the door that opened up the possibility of science fiction for me. Everything else up to then was fine, but didn’t quite work for me Picture Quote #1

Churchill strikes a note in my life because my father worked on Mulberry Harbour, which was the code name for the temporary concrete harbours which were towed across the Channel to make the D-day landings in France possible Picture Quote #1

Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character Picture Quote #1

I try to make films, not movies. I’ve never liked the expression ‘movie’, but it sounds elitist to say that Picture Quote #1

Harrison is very much part of this one, but really it’s about finding him; he comes in in the third act Picture Quote #1

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If you ever have a kid who doesn’t know what to do, stick him in art school. It’s amazing what evolves. (Ridley Scott Quotes) When you think about it, ‘Avatar’ is almost completely an animated movie (Ridley Scott Quotes) When you’re in the editing room, the dangerous thing is that it becomes like telling a joke again and again and again. Eventually, the joke starts to not be funny. So you have to be careful that you’re not throwing the baby out with the bath water. (Ridley Scott Quotes) I’m fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be doing some of the insane movies that I do. (Ridley Scott Quotes) Perhaps because of my background as a graphic designer, I’m drawn to rich and beautiful colors (Ridley Scott Quotes) Far from being dead, physical media has years of life left and must be preserved because there is no better alternative. (Ridley Scott Quotes) For ‘Prometheus,’ I came back to a very simple question that haunted me that appears in the first ‘Alien,’ and no one answered in subsequent Alien films: who was the ‘Space Jockey’ - the big guy in the seat? If you really go into that, it becomes the basis for a pretty interesting story. (Ridley Scott Quotes) I want to return to the epic idea of the grand, big Western, in the sense that ‘The Searchers’ was. (Ridley Scott Quotes) What’s interesting to me about Moses isn’t the big stuff that everybody knows (Ridley Scott Quotes) The very first film I ever saw was a pirate movie called ‘The Black Swan’ with Tyrone Power. And I thought that was great stuff. Of course, in those days, Technicolor was really Technicolor; there was no such thing as desaturation. Everybody looked super suntanned. (Ridley Scott Quotes) Blade Runner was the godfather of all these fantastic movies that occur today. What’s frustrating is that we’re short of really great writing and great ideas. Blade Runner was full of them. (Ridley Scott Quotes) Yeah, we’re working on [Blade Runner 2] right now - that will happen sooner or later (Ridley Scott Quotes) I think over time I’ve learned to stop being a screamer and get interactive; otherwise, you get killed in Hollywood. I stopped being a screamer shortly after ‘Blade Runner,’ kicking doors and things like that, because I wasn’t actually getting anywhere. (Ridley Scott Quotes) I’m just trying to think what other sequels there were. There was the James Bond movies and not many. I think sequels have become a recent idea of franchising. (Ridley Scott Quotes) I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible (Ridley Scott Quotes) If you circle above Central Park at night in a helicopter, you’re looking down at the most expensive real estate in the world. It’s the American Monopoly board. (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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. (Ridley Scott Quotes) Technology continues to bring us wondrous advances in filmmaking to improve how we view movies (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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. (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’m very competitive. I just go with what engages or fascinates me in my work and that’s it. I have no definition; I just love to do it. (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’ll reshoot a corridor 13 different ways, and you’ll never recognise them (Ridley Scott Quotes) Some people like to do everything always the same thing. That’s another way: To do the same thing. (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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 Quotes) Stanley Kubrick’s 2001’ was the door that opened up the possibility of science fiction for me. Everything else up to then was fine, but didn’t quite work for me. (Ridley Scott Quotes) Churchill strikes a note in my life because my father worked on Mulberry Harbour, which was the code name for the temporary concrete harbours which were towed across the Channel to make the D-day landings in France possible. (Ridley Scott Quotes) Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character (Ridley Scott Quotes) I try to make films, not movies. I’ve never liked the expression ‘movie’, but it sounds elitist to say that. (Ridley Scott Quotes) Harrison is very much part of this one, but really it’s about finding him; he comes in in the third act. (Ridley Scott Quotes)

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