273 Quotes by Ridley Scott

I’m very competitive. I just go with what engages or fascinates me in my work and that’s it. I have no definition; I just love to do it.

I’m a moviemaker, not a documentarian. I try to hit the truth.

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

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and it’s why I’ve never re-visited that area because I feel I’ve done it.

Yes, obviously, there’s this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.

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.

That’s part of the policy: To keep switching gears.

Audiences are less intrigued, honestly, by battle. They’re more intrigued by human relations. If you’re making a film about the trappings of the period, and you’re forgetting that human relationships are the most engaging part of the storytelling process, then you’re in trouble.

I don’t ever blink, honestly.