273 Quotes by Ridley Scott

How can you look at the galaxy and not feel insignificant?

Some actors - you work with them once and don't even think about working with them again.

Everyone is tearing each other apart in the name of their personal god. And the irony is, by definition, they're probably worshiping the same god.

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.

Never be put off by anything because failure teaches you something.

The best stories come out of the truth.

I think, at the end of the day, filmmaking is a team, but eventually there's got to be a captain.

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.

Once you crack the script, everything else follows.