There's nothing really original. Alien was a B-movie. Five directors passed on it before me. Because I was into Heavy Metal, I read it, and thought, "Wow, I want to do this." I was on a plane to Hollywood in… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I'll reshoot a corridor 13 different ways, and you'll never recognise them. — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
As soon as you're at the higher levels of budgeting, you've got to get the film made, and the only way to support the… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
I'm agnostic because I went through the usual process of parents insisting you go to church, and yet they didn't. So there's me, sitting… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
Your landscape in a western is one of the most important characters the film has. The best westerns are about man against his own… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
There's still a lot of investors wondering what to invest in. And, of course, I think entertainment looks attractive when you read the few… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
When you're at a certain point in your time - age, that is, when you're older - you start to realize that, actually, what… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
There's a little thing on your shoulder called intuition and it whispers in your ear. Everyone has that, there is a voice telling you… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
I always shoot my movies with score as certainly part of the dialogue. Music is dialogue. People don't think about it that way, but… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image