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Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

film director, film producer, executive producer, television producer, director, producer

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1937

Sir Ridley Scott is an English filmmaker. His work includes science fiction, crime, and historical epic films, with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. He ranks among the highest-grossing directors, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received many accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and appointed a Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III in 2024.

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One of the problems with science fiction, which is probably one of the reasons why I haven't done one for many, many years, is the fact that everything is used up. Every type of spacesuit is used up, every type of spacecraft is vaguely familiar, the corridors are similar, and the planets are similar.

Ridley Scott

Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?

Ridley Scott

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

Ridley Scott

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

Ridley Scott

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.

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

Ridley Scott

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie.

Ridley Scott

The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies, and I'm a better moviemaker than I would be writer.

Ridley Scott

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

Ridley Scott