Usually, when special effects get in the way, it's because the story isn't strong enough. If you don't start with a strong screenplay, it's easy to fall back on special effects, thinking it's going to carry you. But it never… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
I'm used to very strong women because my mother was particularly strong, and my father was away all the time. My mother was a big part of bringing up three boys, so I was fully versed in the strength of… — 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
