273 Quotes by Ridley Scott

I want to make films about the human condition, what we’re doing to the world or ourselves.

Some people like to do everything always the same thing. That’s another way: To do the same thing.

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 works. It’s just tiresome.

I think there’s nothing worse than inertia. You can inert and study your navel and gradually you’ll fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.

Same thing with film, by the time you’ve finished shooting and you’ve really been into everything, you’ve touched up everything in the editing room. You’ve gone in there and taken little bits from everything.

And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I’ve never been bullied into any cut, frankly.

You’ve got to be able to know someone really well to be able to have a row and then also walk away from it and not have it matter, especially in this business. That doesn’t mean to say we have many rows but I think the nearest thing to a row would be just flatly disagreeing with something .

If I have to, I’ll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come home.

I think if I’m going to do a science fiction, I’m going to go down a new path that I want to do.