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Ridley Scott Quotes

Because I was a kid from north of England, the only films I had access to was not alternative cinema, which in those days would be foreign cinema; I would be looking at all the Hollywood movies that arrived at my High Street Picture Quote #1

There’s great wine from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and, of course, California. But there’s nothing like a really great French wine, they’re so well balanced. The better the wine, the less you feel the effects I think Picture Quote #1

I don’t get attached to anything. I’m like a good antique dealer. I’m prepared to sell my most valuable table Picture Quote #1

As I’m getting older, I want to make sure every film I do really counts Picture Quote #1

Getting the call from Ridley Scott made me think that sometimes you just need to go to work Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I’ve never been bullied into any cut, frankly Picture Quote #1

The great attraction to ‘American Gangster’ is these two great characters who are absolute paradoxes within their own sphere Picture Quote #1

I had been very impressed with the voiceover of ‘Apocalypse Now,’ with Martin Sheen’s voice. That was a great voiceover; it really internalized the Martin Sheen character, who was essentially fairly low key and didn’t say a lot during the whole movie. But he thought a lot, so I always thought that was really great Picture Quote #1

With FX in particular, they’ve been fantastic and were really hands off. I mean, it helps that you’ve got Ridley Scott on your side Picture Quote #1

I used to agonise over what to do next, but now I’m making a movie a year. It’s insane, but it’s only a movie after all. You just hang in there, and occasionally you might make something which you can call art... briefly Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Scaring someone’s the hardest thing to do, and that’s why most of these scary movies are not scary. They’re sick, but not scary. There’s a lot of sickness out there, of people who then sit there and watch it, which I think is absolutely dismaying Picture Quote #1

The word ‘religion’ is only a label. What lies behind that, the most important thing of all, is the word ‘faith’. You either have faith, or you don’t have faith, or you have degrees of faith - and if you have degrees of faith, then you become agnostic. You’re kind of in-between, or you’re on the fence Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I made the mistake of saying I was an atheist at one point, when I was doing ‘Kingdom of Heaven.’ Picture Quote #1

I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny Picture Quote #1

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I do a pretty good job at casting actually Picture Quote #1

I don’t ever blink, honestly Picture Quote #1

I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development Picture Quote #1

It’s everything and I always make decisions about the cast Picture Quote #1

That’s part of the policy: To keep switching gears Picture Quote #1

I’m a moviemaker, not a documentarian. I try to hit the truth Picture Quote #1

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Never be put off by anything because failure teaches you something Picture Quote #1

Once you crack the script, everything else follows Picture Quote #1

I think if I’m going to do a science fiction, I’m going to go down a new path that I want to do Picture Quote #1

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie Picture Quote #1

And anyway, it’s only movies. to stop me I think they’ll ahve to shoot me in the head Picture Quote #1

And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I’ve never been bullied into any cut, frankly Picture Quote #1

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Because I was a kid from north of England, the only films I had access to was not alternative cinema, which in those days would be foreign cinema; I would be looking at all the Hollywood movies that arrived at my High Street. (Ridley Scott Quotes) There’s great wine from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and, of course, California. But there’s nothing like a really great French wine, they’re so well balanced. The better the wine, the less you feel the effects I think. (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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 Quotes) As I’m getting older, I want to make sure every film I do really counts (Ridley Scott Quotes) Getting the call from Ridley Scott made me think that sometimes you just need to go to work (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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. (Ridley Scott Quotes) And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I’ve never been bullied into any cut, frankly. (Ridley Scott Quotes) The great attraction to ‘American Gangster’ is these two great characters who are absolute paradoxes within their own sphere. (Ridley Scott Quotes) I had been very impressed with the voiceover of ‘Apocalypse Now,’ with Martin Sheen’s voice. That was a great voiceover; it really internalized the Martin Sheen character, who was essentially fairly low key and didn’t say a lot during the whole movie. But he thought a lot, so I always thought that was really great. (Ridley Scott Quotes) With FX in particular, they’ve been fantastic and were really hands off. I mean, it helps that you’ve got Ridley Scott on your side. (Ridley Scott Quotes) I used to agonise over what to do next, but now I’m making a movie a year. It’s insane, but it’s only a movie after all. You just hang in there, and occasionally you might make something which you can call art... briefly. (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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 Quotes) Scaring someone’s the hardest thing to do, and that’s why most of these scary movies are not scary. They’re sick, but not scary. There’s a lot of sickness out there, of people who then sit there and watch it, which I think is absolutely dismaying. (Ridley Scott Quotes) The word ‘religion’ is only a label. What lies behind that, the most important thing of all, is the word ‘faith’. You either have faith, or you don’t have faith, or you have degrees of faith - and if you have degrees of faith, then you become agnostic. You’re kind of in-between, or you’re on the fence. (Ridley Scott Quotes) 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 Quotes) I made the mistake of saying I was an atheist at one point, when I was doing ‘Kingdom of Heaven.’ (Ridley Scott Quotes) I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny (Ridley Scott Quotes) I do a pretty good job at casting actually (Ridley Scott Quotes) I don’t ever blink, honestly (Ridley Scott Quotes) I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development (Ridley Scott Quotes) It’s everything and I always make decisions about the cast (Ridley Scott Quotes) That’s part of the policy: To keep switching gears (Ridley Scott Quotes) I’m a moviemaker, not a documentarian. I try to hit the truth (Ridley Scott Quotes) Never be put off by anything because failure teaches you something (Ridley Scott Quotes) Once you crack the script, everything else follows (Ridley Scott Quotes) I think if I’m going to do a science fiction, I’m going to go down a new path that I want to do (Ridley Scott Quotes) A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie (Ridley Scott Quotes) And anyway, it’s only movies. to stop me I think they’ll ahve to shoot me in the head (Ridley Scott Quotes) And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I’ve never been bullied into any cut, frankly (Ridley Scott Quotes)

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