273 Quotes by Ridley Scott

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    Because I was a kid from north of England, the only films I had access to was not alternative cinema, which in those days would be foreign cinema; I would be looking at all the Hollywood movies that arrived at my High Street.

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    When you're watching a documentary, the danger is to romanticize.

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    There are some moments that are pretty distressing in 'Prometheus.' In fact, the last hour is pretty distressing.

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    By going to a preview, a director becomes insidiously infected by the process, so by the end of it, you're thinking, 'It may be a bit too long.'

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    When I meet an actor that I think is going to be possible is from the second he walks through the door, because it's a visual medium.

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    If 'formulaic' is somebody who is unlikely to succeed starting down a process and succeeding - then isn't that what most films are about? And art films are about people who aren't likely to succeed and then don't succeed.

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    Oddly enough, I find it quite engaging to be working with a female when I'm directing. It's kind of interesting.

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