If you are looking for quality, original, hassle free, inexpensive, legal soundtrack music for your next Youtube video or short film....try "Rumblefish Friendly Music" Just follow the link in the "About Me" section on my page. Only $1.99 per track. (Some good songs...not just library music)
Ya well i wish that he would have addressed weather or not he felt or should have felt or even recognised that big companies like hollywood usuall try to be careful to an absolute degree with there investment decisions, and weather or not if maybe he should have been more complyable in his early hollywood years. I would agree with anyone though who sais he pro sees that and his opinion is probably that if he was more ok with changing the direction of his work for others it would not as good.
Ridley Scott is awesome. He's a no bullshit kinda guy which is why Russel Crowe likes to work with him and vise versa. I am the same in some things in life to.
As for Harrison Ford. He's a great actor but at the end of the day, it's always the directors film, so Harrison should know better.
He's right that Hollywood can crush talented foreign directors like the Dutch director who did The Vanishing. When he came over to do the American remake they forced a happy ending which ruined it and his career hit the skids.
A sincere request to YouTube: Please stop uploading shitty advertisements before any video..sometimes i get pissed off and don't feel like watching the video itself...thanx...peace..
@itsaashish agree, agree, agree! I wish they'd put that skip the ad thing on all of them....and ugh, fuck off BT, I don't want to buy your damn broadband!!
@petarphyle Indeed. But it has to be said; if there was any down previously, Ridley Scott is one smart motherfucker. Proud to be born so close to where he was and look forward to taking my own kids to Sherwood Forrest someday as me and my cousin did as a nipper.
Being a northerner he can handle confrontation! So true, I understand what he means by the attitude that if you receive criticism you need to get over it quickly so you can get on with the job in hand.
I remember Ridley Scott when he worked as a chimney sweep in Whitby. His black sooty face used to pop out of them chimney pots scareing the seagulls half to death. He's come a long way.... well done Ridley!
Ridley Scott is one of a handful of film directors whose movies I will see without any pre-screening scrutiny of critics' reviews. In his hands any story will be well told or at a minimum worth watching. He's the man.
The director should have their way on every creative and financial decision during the making of a movie. If your a producer and afraid the director your thinking about hiring will go way over budget then don't hire him. If your an actor that has ideas of your own then you should work only with like minded directors. If you don't have that luxury yet then you should keep your mouth shut and give the director what he wants.
@SolidSnake032486 No. A good director knows when someone comes up with a better Idea i.e. Ruger Huger's 'Tears in Rain' speech. Ruger ab-libbed some of that speech.
@Kristopful Huh? He gave Vangelis a spot in the opening credits. Kind of trumps some vague spot in the ending credits when your name is stuck up front don't you think?
Thats what happened with david fincher in alien 3, the studio wanted the movie their way and kept on forcing their way through the movie, at the end fincher walked out of the movie and told them to shove it.
fuck the big studios, i hope they dont do it with the new alien.
I hate it when actors try to come up all boss in there and ad-lib..fuck off, it's not your movie, you're my actor..you will read these exact lines in these exact contexts and you will shut the fuck up afterwards and continue on with your day because you still end up getting paid a lot..
It sounds to me more like he is justifying his own arrogance. After all arrogant people like to displace their own thuggish behavior and blame others. Often blaming others for their own weaknesses and inadequacies. He does not appear to really want a compromise or cooperation.
Harrison was right to demand that Rick Deckard be kept human because if you think about it, if Rick is a replicant there is no human that the audience can identify with except FJ Sebastian
@dcasey77 - no he comes across as someone who sticks to his guns and as a director he is well within his rights to fight for creative control over any project that is his own
@MisterTwoPiece You're right, every director should do that. It is, after all, their project and they should have the final say. I completely agree with what he says about not being pushed around just because he is new to the Hollywood system.
But in the interviews I've seen him give, he comes across to me as having an unfortunate manner and I can see how that could cause problems on the set.
@dcasey77 - You're probably right in a way. I understand not everyone has great people skills. But I think that's something actors should accept when working with a director. They should respect that it's the director's call. I'm personally not the biggest Ridley Scott fan in the world but I respect the fact that he doesn't jump through hoops for Hollywood and he sticks to his guns. If I was a director then I'd do exactly the same
Are you making a movie soon? I enjoy your videos a lot. Great work. If you see me driving around LA wearing my spaceman costume driving your Add car, selling my movies, know I'm keeping busy, until I get the chance to audition for you and others. If you would like to see my work google my name DENNIS WOODRUFF. Telephone number for auditions 323 848 7164, and 323 309 1282. I'm ready to work when the phone rings!
You have it backwards. Actually, Ridley wanted to give Ford a lot of on-set freedom and Ford wanted clear, defined instructions. Those two approaches caused a lot of friction during the film's production.
Incidentally, the other actors loved working with Scott. Daryl Hannah actually said that it was the only movie that actually lived up to her initial expectations of what filmmaking would be like.
Read Future Noir sometime. It's a great reference for this stuff.
I love Ridley Scott's movies... Great sources of inspiration! I made a small movie trailer of my own, inspired by Ridley's work, feel free to take a look at it on my channel and comment! This man is simply a genius :)
I have listened to many Ridley Scott audio commentaries, and I get the impression that Scott is kind of a dick. I would turn down a job if it involved him.
It is hard not to be impressed with Scott's work ethic, breadth of experience, and the manner with which he comports himself. While not all of his movies "hit the mark" with audiences, there is an atmosphere of quality finish to his work which makes you want to see more of his work..So few directors today do that for me. Scott is a quality person!
I strongly respectfully disagree! He has made some of the most influential films of the past thirty years and inspired many of the big directors in LA today (David Fincher). Hanibal was good not his best though but I do not believe he would purposely ruin a film. He does not strike me as someone that would do that.
I agree with what Ridley Scott said about the British Film Industry, it would be nice to see the British Film Industry releasing more films every year like Hollywood.
After all, we provided the studios for Hollywood films so it's only fair that we release films every year made by British Film makers with no relation to Hollywood.
more does not mean better. Yeah hollywood comes out with a lot of movies, but how many are worth seeing? Out of the past 8 years, I only could name off 6 movies because there is just so many, it really loses its value.
If only more directors asserted themselves like Mr. Scott we wouldn't see so many films fucked up by self-inflated actors who insist on changing 1000 things in order to make themselves look better at everyone else's expense.
@Libraloco73 it's a problem i've seen with oliver stone. he lets things get out of control and his actors do what they want (or at least it seems that way)
Ridley speaking on the manipulation of his work is talking about producers and studios, not the actors. They are the ones financing it and they have their 'vision' separate from Ridleys because they want a guaranteed return. Weinstein is notorious for this. Its also why Ridley has so many 'directors cuts'.
@Libraloco73 The problem with actors is that they think they are the artists. Some are and those who are will give themselves to the vision on the film. Others, who are not, try to convey something that is not important to the final vision. I'd hate to think Harrison Ford is an asshole.
I've just been reading the last half dozen comments or so, about the being liberal/conservative and blardee blar....
To be honest I think people can be too serious and deep, sometimes it's just healthier and easier to watch something and let it go, if you don't like it fair enough, if you do fair enough, but don't start being nasty.... there's too many other things going on in your life, i'm sure, to be worrying about than this video or any video on Youtube.
Wow, the commentators for this little video must be antagonistic on purpose 'cause otherwise.....wow, just wow. I recommend a good book. It costs less than a movie ticket.
.....not only did Ridley piss off Actors, but Jerry Goldsmith TWICE. From Alien, and Legend. He screwed up Alien Music, and totally fucked Jerry on Legend.
The director is the storyteller. It's about how well the story is told. And how well he chooses the stories he is going to tell. Plus it's not like anyone was saying "wow, the directing techniques displayed on gladiator are amazing, regardless". People are going for the broad "wow, Gladiator kicked ass". And it didn't. It's a lousy, supremely irritating movie. It has amazing scenes. But the scenes together make up for a lousy story.
"wow, the directing techniques displayed on gladiator are amazing, regardless" well i think so.
you should speak for yourself not speak for the "people" cuase you cant know what people think. if you go for ratings it made the top 250list on imdb fyi.
maybe you and you friends just didnt like it thats all :)
"you should speak for yourself not speak for the "people" cuase you cant know what people think."
Of course we can. Only the schizophrenic have no idea of what "the people" think. How well we're able to perceive how "the people" think dictates a great deal of how socially apt we are. And I'm pretty sure the man on the street doesn't give a damn about the differences between a good story and a good direction. He judges the end result. And they, in poor taste, think Gladiator kicked ass.
That's why for ratings I consider the critics, not the dumb masses. And the critics say ever since Thelma & Louise, with an 88 rating on Metacritic, Ridley Scott has been always underwhelming, with only two moments of relative relief in Blackhawk Down, with a 74 and American Gangster with a 76. Gladiator got a mere 64, only one point above Kingdom of Heaven, another piece of trash.
What, did you seriously expect anyone to address your contention that taste for something is somehow restricted to those who know how to create this thing? Like, you can't say a certain food tastes bad unless you know how to cook it? Ridley Scott's job is to make movies. My job is to watch them. If the movie I'm watching is to my liking, I praise it. If it is not, I trash it. Somehow this seems to bother you. Why is that? Are you a Liberal or something?
"My job is to watch them. If the movie I'm watching is to my liking, I praise it. If it is not, I trash it. Somehow this seems to bother you. Why is that? Are you a Liberal or something? "...'LIBERAL' or something? What the frick does THAT crap mean? Oh, only 'liberals' would be bothered by your attitude? Yeesh, how condescending...what are you, a Conservative?...;)
You see, being bothered by criticism is mostly a characteristic of group thinking. In group thinking you don't begin from the basics in order to build your conclusions. You already start from your conclusions. That's how Liberals were so liberal at trashing Bush, but get all intellectual when criticism is dished out on Obama. They'll pretend a very rational attitude and demand that his term is over before people can evaluate it.
Now, as a rationalist, I invite you to criticize my sacred cows (Tarkovsky & Kubrick) while I'll hold no punches against yours. Or even mine when I feel like. Rationalists tend to choose the cows precisely by how they stand up to criticism. While group thinkers won't care if lives are lost, as far as no feelings are hurt (their group's feelings, naturally).
Black hawk down LOLOLOLOLOL what a completely fucking hilarious defication of lies and bombast, no surprise if you look at the historical accuracy of Gladiator or American Gangster. A REAL critic would have enough respect for history to shit on the vast majority of Hollywood bullshit that has the audacity to tag "true story" on it
well the reasons for the US being there in the film are a complete lie for starters, it was as usual all about oil-and killing the warlord leader who had just recently came to power NOTHING TO DO WITH FOOD AID. its a documented fact that The official estimate was 6-10,000 Somali casualties in the summer of 1993 alone, two-thirds women and children. Marine Lt. Gen. Anthony Zinni commander said "i dont care i'm not counting the bodies" the buried the place in bullets and shot anything that moved
I mean, because to have an opposing interpretation of the motivations for the UN involvement in the matter is one thing. To state it's a glaring obvious lie sugests you have some inside knowledge. Or do you sustain any involvement by America anywhere is obviously motivated by oil? Do you think there are no good Liberals like you operating the US military, at all?
I don't assume anything other than what the mountain of facts sugest as does historical precident, i obviously don't have the space to write everything i know but my arguements are based on documentation and as such cannot be pulled apart with assumptions about my views on the US or laughable expectations of UN motivation (not that you were doing that)as far as the the military goes they are basically pawns who do what they are told and unevolved phrases like liberal just bore me to even aproach
lol good point, i should have said social tick. As far as quoting documents to you as if i'm here to change your mind seems like a joke, what your saying is that you know nothing on the matter and you would like me to spoon feed you info that you can't be bothered looking up. Go read up and then get back to me if you acctually care enough to justify an oppinion with an opposing view
It's not about Ridley being 'boss'.. It's about each party to a contract working with each other to fulfill their responsibilities. It's a director's job to direct and an actors' job to accept direction. If that isn't understood from the get-go, don't sign on to the contract.
Interesting that after Blade Runner, Harrison Ford went on to make sappy hero stuff such as the rest of the Indiana Jones movies, and Hollywood plastic such as Air Force One, and Ridley Scott is now one of the foremost directors currently working, with a body of work that demands respect.
Yeah, that's why Harrison Ford has been honored with lifetime achievement awards and has also been honored as the greatest movie star of the last century -- because his body of work after Blade Runner was so horrible.
Get your head out of your ass!
It's not like Scott hasn't done his fair share of crap -- 1492 or GI Jane, anyone? The longer a career, the more likely you'll do lots of good and bad films.
Get real. Harrison Ford is a great actor by Hollywood standards, which means that he couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. He has never won an acting award. Not that Hollywood awards mean much. Ridley Scott could join Stanley Kubrick as one of the most notable directors never to have won a 'best director' oscar.
Really? Harrison Ford "couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag"? That must be why no less than Sir Anthony Hopkins stated in the past that Ford was one of his favorite actors. Look it up.
Hopkins was being interviewed on the Today Show (in the US) back in the early to mid 1990's to promote a movie. Near the end of the interview, the host asked him who his favorite actors to watch were. The only one he named was Ford. He actually said he was "the best actor working in America today."
Ridley Scott is a master filmmaker..Ford is just hired actor.
edisonoside 1 week ago
He's a wise man
Enderwiggan1 1 month ago
ROFL yea im sure ford thought "oh the new guy hate"
rofl bull shit.
RobCardIV 1 month ago
eh ridley scot.
last movie he made that wasnt boring was aliens 1.
corn factor 10 after that.
RobCardIV 1 month ago
@RobCardIV
Fuck off please.
Nineteen1900Hundred 1 month ago
@Nineteen1900Hundred I 2nd that!!!
TheDukeSpirit71 3 weeks ago
This has been flagged as spam show
If you are looking for quality, original, hassle free, inexpensive, legal soundtrack music for your next Youtube video or short film....try "Rumblefish Friendly Music" Just follow the link in the "About Me" section on my page. Only $1.99 per track. (Some good songs...not just library music)
Ghostlymuso 1 month ago
Thumb up for RS
ThisisAliFareedshow 2 months ago
Look at his face. Oh God, that's the face of a hard working director !!
I'll pick up a film at a videostore it says "A RIDLEY SCOTT FILM" I'll buy it immediately.
LemmyDecaution 3 months ago
Ya well i wish that he would have addressed weather or not he felt or should have felt or even recognised that big companies like hollywood usuall try to be careful to an absolute degree with there investment decisions, and weather or not if maybe he should have been more complyable in his early hollywood years. I would agree with anyone though who sais he pro sees that and his opinion is probably that if he was more ok with changing the direction of his work for others it would not as good.
VikingVern7 4 months ago
The world could use some 'intelligent negotiation!'
Jedi862001 6 months ago 2
Ridley Scott is awesome. He's a no bullshit kinda guy which is why Russel Crowe likes to work with him and vise versa. I am the same in some things in life to.
As for Harrison Ford. He's a great actor but at the end of the day, it's always the directors film, so Harrison should know better.
mirr1984 6 months ago 2
@mirr1984 Got to remember Harrison by the time he did Bladerunner. He was already spoiled by Steven Spielberg and George Lucus.
rathraven1313 2 months ago 3
they really lit ridleys face beautifully. He looks like an angel.
followHimnotUs 6 months ago
Legend! Can't wait for Prometheus.
TheTattew18 6 months ago
He stuck to his guns for Blade Runner, but not Legend? Love you Ridley, but this interview is bullshit.
synnr666 6 months ago
@synnr666 whats wierd about him stucking for blade runner that film is the greatest thing ever made
FrostyLedeni 2 months ago
He's right that Hollywood can crush talented foreign directors like the Dutch director who did The Vanishing. When he came over to do the American remake they forced a happy ending which ruined it and his career hit the skids.
Mokkari77 6 months ago
WOW..!! Intelligent negotiation...So that's how he deals with Russell Crowe's temper...:D
No offence Ridley, I love you and your work...may you shine for many more years..!!!!
itsaashish 7 months ago
A sincere request to YouTube: Please stop uploading shitty advertisements before any video..sometimes i get pissed off and don't feel like watching the video itself...thanx...peace..
itsaashish 7 months ago
@itsaashish agree, agree, agree! I wish they'd put that skip the ad thing on all of them....and ugh, fuck off BT, I don't want to buy your damn broadband!!
LondonCityGirlMag 6 months ago
A K A, Harrison Ford was an asshole during Blade Runner
petarphyle 7 months ago
@petarphyle Indeed. But it has to be said; if there was any down previously, Ridley Scott is one smart motherfucker. Proud to be born so close to where he was and look forward to taking my own kids to Sherwood Forrest someday as me and my cousin did as a nipper.
harrychalcraft 7 months ago
Is that anything like aggressive negotiations?
Telekon5 7 months ago
Being a northerner he can handle confrontation! So true, I understand what he means by the attitude that if you receive criticism you need to get over it quickly so you can get on with the job in hand.
ajarman123 7 months ago
I remember Ridley Scott when he worked as a chimney sweep in Whitby. His black sooty face used to pop out of them chimney pots scareing the seagulls half to death. He's come a long way.... well done Ridley!
berniesbargreece 7 months ago
Probably one of my very favourite directors, for many reasons.
Janestay101 8 months ago
Ridley Scott is one of a handful of film directors whose movies I will see without any pre-screening scrutiny of critics' reviews. In his hands any story will be well told or at a minimum worth watching. He's the man.
neurofire 8 months ago
the 11 dislikes were guys with chestbursters in them.....haha ...faggots
slayerT75 8 months ago
Ridley Scott is the man
msofinowski1 9 months ago
Hitchcock said it best, "Actors are just cattle".
Cuntfinger 9 months ago 2
@Cuntfinger He said: "Actors should be treated like cattle." Get your facts straight.
drogheda1966 1 month ago
The new Robin Hood was a great movie. Lots of great battle scenes, and of course the wench, Marion. check it out on dvd peeps!
Sodiumreactor 10 months ago
this guy stole my bike
RevanGabriel 10 months ago
He is correct you can't allow egos to destroy a film.
attemptingtobehumble 10 months ago
such a grumpy bastard - and so is harrison ford apparently... its scary to imagine the size of the grump-off on the set of blade runner
saintjimmy456 11 months ago
shame no one asserted themselves on Robin Hood that movie was horrible
steviegbcool 11 months ago 3
Ridley's the man
ClassicCombat 11 months ago
couldn't understand a word he said!
spareaxe 11 months ago
@spareaxe that's because you're an idiot.
gtrrs71 10 months ago
The director should have their way on every creative and financial decision during the making of a movie. If your a producer and afraid the director your thinking about hiring will go way over budget then don't hire him. If your an actor that has ideas of your own then you should work only with like minded directors. If you don't have that luxury yet then you should keep your mouth shut and give the director what he wants.
SolidSnake032486 11 months ago
@SolidSnake032486 No. A good director knows when someone comes up with a better Idea i.e. Ruger Huger's 'Tears in Rain' speech. Ruger ab-libbed some of that speech.
rathraven1313 2 months ago
Comment removed
Kristopful 11 months ago
Comment removed
Kristopful 11 months ago
@Kristopful Huh? He gave Vangelis a spot in the opening credits. Kind of trumps some vague spot in the ending credits when your name is stuck up front don't you think?
Blain1971 11 months ago
Comment removed
Kristopful 11 months ago
u wish the british film industry would churn out as many movies as hollywood,well ridley why don`t u try making a few brit films once in a while..
malt8291 11 months ago
i love ridley scott i follow his style myself..
TheShubhkaran 11 months ago
come on BBC you already get licence money , whats with the advertisements ... GREEDY
neonpike 11 months ago
ONLY a fucking Hollywood actor would be STUPID enough to argue with their BOSS!!
ONLY Hollywood wold funking INBRED enough to argue with FUCKING RIDLEY SCOTT!!
Hum0ng0us 1 year ago
'Intelligent negotiation.' So if I slap yo momma up-side her head, is that 'intelligent negotiation?'
AcctNo4 1 year ago
"Not with me."
Horns9 1 year ago 2
Is there anywhere you can see the full interview?
Howler54 1 year ago
Great director! For me his top 5 films are:
1. Alien
2. Gladiator
3. Blade Runner
4. Black Hawk Down
5. American Gangster
ThaMovieManiac 1 year ago
@ThaMovieManiac He did'nt make Alien Broski. That was James Cameron
danphxaz89 1 year ago
@danphxaz89 Yes he did, Cameron made Aliens!
ThaMovieManiac 1 year ago
he make shit movies for mass
Djarzel 1 year ago
@Djarzel everyone makes a bad film here and there but the majority of Scott's are fairly well done!
Emapten 1 year ago
Thats what happened with david fincher in alien 3, the studio wanted the movie their way and kept on forcing their way through the movie, at the end fincher walked out of the movie and told them to shove it.
fuck the big studios, i hope they dont do it with the new alien.
Acid4Blood 1 year ago
I hate it when actors try to come up all boss in there and ad-lib..fuck off, it's not your movie, you're my actor..you will read these exact lines in these exact contexts and you will shut the fuck up afterwards and continue on with your day because you still end up getting paid a lot..
regulatorzone 1 year ago
It sounds to me more like he is justifying his own arrogance. After all arrogant people like to displace their own thuggish behavior and blame others. Often blaming others for their own weaknesses and inadequacies. He does not appear to really want a compromise or cooperation.
timothymn2 1 year ago
@timothymn2 a bit like this statement
smeggerss 1 year ago
Harrison was right to demand that Rick Deckard be kept human because if you think about it, if Rick is a replicant there is no human that the audience can identify with except FJ Sebastian
DestroyerAlexandros 1 year ago
@DestroyerAlexandros "FJ Sebastian"?
ufuckfacesonofabitch 1 year ago
The two have since repaired the rift.
BigDickMcGirk 1 year ago
He has made some very good films but I can see why he could rub an actor up the wrong way. He comes across as very arrogant when he is interviewed.
dcasey77 1 year ago
@dcasey77 - no he comes across as someone who sticks to his guns and as a director he is well within his rights to fight for creative control over any project that is his own
MisterTwoPiece 1 year ago
@MisterTwoPiece You're right, every director should do that. It is, after all, their project and they should have the final say. I completely agree with what he says about not being pushed around just because he is new to the Hollywood system.
But in the interviews I've seen him give, he comes across to me as having an unfortunate manner and I can see how that could cause problems on the set.
dcasey77 1 year ago
@dcasey77 - You're probably right in a way. I understand not everyone has great people skills. But I think that's something actors should accept when working with a director. They should respect that it's the director's call. I'm personally not the biggest Ridley Scott fan in the world but I respect the fact that he doesn't jump through hoops for Hollywood and he sticks to his guns. If I was a director then I'd do exactly the same
MisterTwoPiece 1 year ago 4
one of my fave directors,his movies are simply a visual treat
ZINCOVIX8754 1 year ago
Everyone on the crew fell out with Ridley while doing Bladerunner
reniisgod 1 year ago
"Not with me."
Horns9 1 year ago 3
Comment removed
drchen054 1 year ago
@drchen054 the very beginning of the clip is about that
TRE1275 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Are you making a movie soon? I enjoy your videos a lot. Great work. If you see me driving around LA wearing my spaceman costume driving your Add car, selling my movies, know I'm keeping busy, until I get the chance to audition for you and others. If you would like to see my work google my name DENNIS WOODRUFF. Telephone number for auditions 323 848 7164, and 323 309 1282. I'm ready to work when the phone rings!
mydogtuf 1 year ago
Haha, Ridley doesn't take any bullshit, He a full leader.
directorlog 1 year ago 4
I like Harrison Ford very much i think he is a fine actor but i am glad to hear that Ridley did not take his shit.
NocturneKing 1 year ago 5
@NocturneKing
You have it backwards. Actually, Ridley wanted to give Ford a lot of on-set freedom and Ford wanted clear, defined instructions. Those two approaches caused a lot of friction during the film's production.
Incidentally, the other actors loved working with Scott. Daryl Hannah actually said that it was the only movie that actually lived up to her initial expectations of what filmmaking would be like.
Read Future Noir sometime. It's a great reference for this stuff.
Stopmotionist 1 year ago 2
"Being an northerner means i can avoid confrontation..... it's forgotten and is over in 8 minutes ." What a legend, you make us proud.
RiklovesRock 1 year ago 4
love ALIEN best film he has done
star1890craft 1 year ago
"Have there been times when a star is so big that they do their own thing?"
"Not with me."
Love Ridley.
sturmraist50 1 year ago 19
Comment removed
stevenb19871 1 year ago
As an actor I would hate to work with a director like him... but damn the movie would turn out to be amazing. haha.
PrancingVivi 1 year ago
This man knows how to make a film or two.
2BarKawi 1 year ago
Harrison probably had his own views and Harrison's movies were hits after hits during the 80s and 90s.
IROnically, Jim Cameron got treated like shit in Pinewood, England while making ALiens when the crew thought Ridley was far more experienced then Jim.
dvlarry 1 year ago
I love Ridley Scott's movies... Great sources of inspiration! I made a small movie trailer of my own, inspired by Ridley's work, feel free to take a look at it on my channel and comment! This man is simply a genius :)
MissSpellX 1 year ago
I have listened to many Ridley Scott audio commentaries, and I get the impression that Scott is kind of a dick. I would turn down a job if it involved him.
YesWeCantaloupe 1 year ago
i hope Michael Praed return as robin of loxley in robin of sherwood series or the movie of robin of sherwood.
usetheluck 1 year ago
It is hard not to be impressed with Scott's work ethic, breadth of experience, and the manner with which he comports himself. While not all of his movies "hit the mark" with audiences, there is an atmosphere of quality finish to his work which makes you want to see more of his work..So few directors today do that for me. Scott is a quality person!
apachescalp 1 year ago 3
This man just makes great movies.
Nautilus1972 1 year ago 2
Comment removed
purplebasquiat 1 year ago
Comment removed
purplebasquiat 1 year ago
Comment removed
purplebasquiat 1 year ago
super interview...the more i see the more i like of mr scott.
simonbath 1 year ago 4
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Ridleys a goob- he personally screwed up the hanibal film because he wouldnt work with jody foster. It was good but could have been great.
Lazybate 2 years ago
I strongly respectfully disagree! He has made some of the most influential films of the past thirty years and inspired many of the big directors in LA today (David Fincher). Hanibal was good not his best though but I do not believe he would purposely ruin a film. He does not strike me as someone that would do that.
Ben1238 2 years ago 8
I agree with what Ridley Scott said about the British Film Industry, it would be nice to see the British Film Industry releasing more films every year like Hollywood.
After all, we provided the studios for Hollywood films so it's only fair that we release films every year made by British Film makers with no relation to Hollywood.
jivio 2 years ago
more does not mean better. Yeah hollywood comes out with a lot of movies, but how many are worth seeing? Out of the past 8 years, I only could name off 6 movies because there is just so many, it really loses its value.
DMalenfant1 1 year ago 4
If only more directors asserted themselves like Mr. Scott we wouldn't see so many films fucked up by self-inflated actors who insist on changing 1000 things in order to make themselves look better at everyone else's expense.
Libraloco73 2 years ago 90
@Libraloco73 it's a problem i've seen with oliver stone. he lets things get out of control and his actors do what they want (or at least it seems that way)
isaachaze1 2 years ago
Ridley speaking on the manipulation of his work is talking about producers and studios, not the actors. They are the ones financing it and they have their 'vision' separate from Ridleys because they want a guaranteed return. Weinstein is notorious for this. Its also why Ridley has so many 'directors cuts'.
aus1121 2 years ago
@Libraloco73 The problem with actors is that they think they are the artists. Some are and those who are will give themselves to the vision on the film. Others, who are not, try to convey something that is not important to the final vision. I'd hate to think Harrison Ford is an asshole.
wasteland70 1 year ago
@Libraloco73 Harrison isn't self-inflated. But I agree with what you're saying.
TheHockeyCentral 1 year ago
@Libraloco73 daaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnnnn straight
Thefrozensock 1 year ago
@Libraloco73 New Hollywood generation, Lyndsay Lohan, should listen up.
Khultan 8 months ago
@Libraloco73 Dustin Hoffman made many directors their best film because he got involved
jojopuppyfish 8 months ago
@jojopuppyfish I guess he would say, these aren't hard and fast rules.
jerryhello100 8 months ago
The interviewer's twitchy head is really irritating.
P0mt3 2 years ago
ur ot a very happy man r u?
2cita05 2 years ago
I'm ot? I thought I as.
P0mt3 2 years ago
The best thing to remember when directing actors is this: They are vain/self-absorbed and egotistical.
Complete pieces of dogshit is what they are.
The only way to keep an actor in control is finding what they have to lose, and then exploit that to the fullest extent.
"being nice" to an actor is akin to wanting to wreck/ruin a film.
Firing people who try to 'be nice' to actors behind your back, they are fucking parasites.
With less than %0.1 of wannabe actors actually geting work...
moronpaul 2 years ago 3
@moronpaul
Well, at least in hollywood.
buildgod93 2 years ago
ridley ftw
markors13 2 years ago 3
Love it Love it "It's called intelligent negotiation"
Pathfinderdanno 2 years ago 2
he directed 2700 commercials before blade runner? holy shit
blaklodge 2 years ago 4
Yeah, I did the math...2700 commercials at :30 each is equivalent to about eleven 2-hour movies.
EGarrett01 2 years ago
Ridley Scott is awesome! I love his movies!
lupoistheman1 2 years ago 53
@lupoistheman1
totally agree
buffallobill007 1 year ago
@lupoistheman1 He directs them doesn't write them.
JohnJoe18 9 months ago
wankers
livewireguy 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
This is the guy that directed "Terror Mountain: Revenge of the Bikini Sluts 4" Awesome flick.
robotpanda77 2 years ago
I've just been reading the last half dozen comments or so, about the being liberal/conservative and blardee blar....
To be honest I think people can be too serious and deep, sometimes it's just healthier and easier to watch something and let it go, if you don't like it fair enough, if you do fair enough, but don't start being nasty.... there's too many other things going on in your life, i'm sure, to be worrying about than this video or any video on Youtube.
Dear oh dear.
Poshstanley 2 years ago
Mate, you took the words right outa my mouth XD
VinceNoir11 2 years ago
Wow, the commentators for this little video must be antagonistic on purpose 'cause otherwise.....wow, just wow. I recommend a good book. It costs less than a movie ticket.
michmirich 2 years ago
i think james cameron had it worst with the british but he was at the time considered very inexperienced
ZO6 2 years ago
.....not only did Ridley piss off Actors, but Jerry Goldsmith TWICE. From Alien, and Legend. He screwed up Alien Music, and totally fucked Jerry on Legend.
UFOSPACE1999 2 years ago
ridley scott kicks ass "alien" "gladiator" need i say any more?
koxakx 2 years ago 3
This comment has received too many negative votes show
gladiator is a terrible movie.
alien, the duelists and blade runner are great though. i particularly love blackhawk down too.
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
seems like you are talking about the story of the movies? ridley is only the director. if you think its badly directed then ok...
burthman 2 years ago
The director is the storyteller. It's about how well the story is told. And how well he chooses the stories he is going to tell. Plus it's not like anyone was saying "wow, the directing techniques displayed on gladiator are amazing, regardless". People are going for the broad "wow, Gladiator kicked ass". And it didn't. It's a lousy, supremely irritating movie. It has amazing scenes. But the scenes together make up for a lousy story.
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
"wow, the directing techniques displayed on gladiator are amazing, regardless" well i think so.
you should speak for yourself not speak for the "people" cuase you cant know what people think. if you go for ratings it made the top 250list on imdb fyi.
maybe you and you friends just didnt like it thats all :)
burthman 2 years ago
"you should speak for yourself not speak for the "people" cuase you cant know what people think."
Of course we can. Only the schizophrenic have no idea of what "the people" think. How well we're able to perceive how "the people" think dictates a great deal of how socially apt we are. And I'm pretty sure the man on the street doesn't give a damn about the differences between a good story and a good direction. He judges the end result. And they, in poor taste, think Gladiator kicked ass.
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
That's why for ratings I consider the critics, not the dumb masses. And the critics say ever since Thelma & Louise, with an 88 rating on Metacritic, Ridley Scott has been always underwhelming, with only two moments of relative relief in Blackhawk Down, with a 74 and American Gangster with a 76. Gladiator got a mere 64, only one point above Kingdom of Heaven, another piece of trash.
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
you consider the critic because that's about the best you can be; a critic.
also known as a moth on the red carpet.
TheArthen 2 years ago
"that's about the best you can be; a critic"
oh, puh lease. it's not like I broke your heart or something. It was just a movie!
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
oh puh lease, it's not like as if you can make a movie or something. it's just a fact!
TheArthen 2 years ago
wow. I was prepared to be underwhelmed at your response, but you've managed to fail my lowest expectations.
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
pathetic deviation
TheArthen 2 years ago
What, did you seriously expect anyone to address your contention that taste for something is somehow restricted to those who know how to create this thing? Like, you can't say a certain food tastes bad unless you know how to cook it? Ridley Scott's job is to make movies. My job is to watch them. If the movie I'm watching is to my liking, I praise it. If it is not, I trash it. Somehow this seems to bother you. Why is that? Are you a Liberal or something?
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
Uh oh...sounds like we're gona go into politics and eventually religion are we, critic.
Zippity Doo Da bye byee!!!!!!!!
TheArthen 2 years ago
A Liberal *and* a Muslim?
Argh :-D
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
"My job is to watch them. If the movie I'm watching is to my liking, I praise it. If it is not, I trash it. Somehow this seems to bother you. Why is that? Are you a Liberal or something? "...'LIBERAL' or something? What the frick does THAT crap mean? Oh, only 'liberals' would be bothered by your attitude? Yeesh, how condescending...what are you, a Conservative?...;)
cecinid 2 years ago
Hahaha. Yeah, good one.
You see, being bothered by criticism is mostly a characteristic of group thinking. In group thinking you don't begin from the basics in order to build your conclusions. You already start from your conclusions. That's how Liberals were so liberal at trashing Bush, but get all intellectual when criticism is dished out on Obama. They'll pretend a very rational attitude and demand that his term is over before people can evaluate it.
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
Now, as a rationalist, I invite you to criticize my sacred cows (Tarkovsky & Kubrick) while I'll hold no punches against yours. Or even mine when I feel like. Rationalists tend to choose the cows precisely by how they stand up to criticism. While group thinkers won't care if lives are lost, as far as no feelings are hurt (their group's feelings, naturally).
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
Black hawk down LOLOLOLOLOL what a completely fucking hilarious defication of lies and bombast, no surprise if you look at the historical accuracy of Gladiator or American Gangster. A REAL critic would have enough respect for history to shit on the vast majority of Hollywood bullshit that has the audacity to tag "true story" on it
keflar5 2 years ago
Interesting. Care to share what are the glaring inaccuracies of Blackhawk Down?
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
well the reasons for the US being there in the film are a complete lie for starters, it was as usual all about oil-and killing the warlord leader who had just recently came to power NOTHING TO DO WITH FOOD AID. its a documented fact that The official estimate was 6-10,000 Somali casualties in the summer of 1993 alone, two-thirds women and children. Marine Lt. Gen. Anthony Zinni commander said "i dont care i'm not counting the bodies" the buried the place in bullets and shot anything that moved
keflar5 2 years ago
Aw. And how do you know that?
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
I mean, because to have an opposing interpretation of the motivations for the UN involvement in the matter is one thing. To state it's a glaring obvious lie sugests you have some inside knowledge. Or do you sustain any involvement by America anywhere is obviously motivated by oil? Do you think there are no good Liberals like you operating the US military, at all?
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
shut up you have no idea what you are talking about.
ronsterz 2 years ago
I don't assume anything other than what the mountain of facts sugest as does historical precident, i obviously don't have the space to write everything i know but my arguements are based on documentation and as such cannot be pulled apart with assumptions about my views on the US or laughable expectations of UN motivation (not that you were doing that)as far as the the military goes they are basically pawns who do what they are told and unevolved phrases like liberal just bore me to even aproach
keflar5 2 years ago
"my arguements are based on documentation and as such cannot be pulled apart with assumptions about my views"
Care would you have the space to quote a couple of these documentations?
"unevolved phrases like liberal just bore me to even aproach"
Good for us that Liberal is a word, not a prase :-).
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
lol good point, i should have said social tick. As far as quoting documents to you as if i'm here to change your mind seems like a joke, what your saying is that you know nothing on the matter and you would like me to spoon feed you info that you can't be bothered looking up. Go read up and then get back to me if you acctually care enough to justify an oppinion with an opposing view
keflar5 2 years ago
ridley scott, not a lot of directors are better then him
SuperHeroMania 2 years ago 2
This has been flagged as spam show
this is scary if u read this far u will die in 10 days if u dont send to any 15 videos in 2 hours good luck hope u dont die
TrEdDeR09 2 years ago
If only he could have helped Brando
theflorgeormix 2 years ago
WOW he did a good job masking his accent over the years
he's from my town .woot
xHartl3yX 2 years ago
wouldnt that bring shame yoour town..???
anywho.. i dont give a crap about any director unless he was the one to direct 2001 a space oddessey
trendgil 2 years ago
It's not about Ridley being 'boss'.. It's about each party to a contract working with each other to fulfill their responsibilities. It's a director's job to direct and an actors' job to accept direction. If that isn't understood from the get-go, don't sign on to the contract.
WakingDream7 2 years ago 4
It's called being a f@cking rude egotist, more like. There's nothing intelligent about that.
On the other hand if you are dealing with those kinds of people, I guess you have to treat them as such. Interesting.
marshape 2 years ago
I'd really doubt you'd want somebody spitting over your vision
kgonepostl 2 years ago
Interesting that after Blade Runner, Harrison Ford went on to make sappy hero stuff such as the rest of the Indiana Jones movies, and Hollywood plastic such as Air Force One, and Ridley Scott is now one of the foremost directors currently working, with a body of work that demands respect.
spookysaurus 2 years ago
Yeah, that's why Harrison Ford has been honored with lifetime achievement awards and has also been honored as the greatest movie star of the last century -- because his body of work after Blade Runner was so horrible.
Get your head out of your ass!
It's not like Scott hasn't done his fair share of crap -- 1492 or GI Jane, anyone? The longer a career, the more likely you'll do lots of good and bad films.
mastermold2009 2 years ago
Get real. Harrison Ford is a great actor by Hollywood standards, which means that he couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. He has never won an acting award. Not that Hollywood awards mean much. Ridley Scott could join Stanley Kubrick as one of the most notable directors never to have won a 'best director' oscar.
spookysaurus 2 years ago
Really? Harrison Ford "couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag"? That must be why no less than Sir Anthony Hopkins stated in the past that Ford was one of his favorite actors. Look it up.
mastermold2009 2 years ago 5
"Sir Anthony Hopkins stated in the past that Ford was one of his favorite actors. Look it up."
I looked it up. It's not there.
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
Hopkins was being interviewed on the Today Show (in the US) back in the early to mid 1990's to promote a movie. Near the end of the interview, the host asked him who his favorite actors to watch were. The only one he named was Ford. He actually said he was "the best actor working in America today."
mastermold2009 2 years ago
Thats a really fair comment mate.
ultrasonic55 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
love Harrison. Oh wow, he bossed Harrison around. Not something to be proud of in my opinion
sleestack808 2 years ago
show them who's boss!
psychodelicdragon 2 years ago
One of the best directors of our time.
GlockNinja 2 years ago 8
He is a Master Director which places his body of work against all decades of cinema.
Nacfilms 2 years ago
teach those prissy actors whos boss ridley.
voiceless00 2 years ago 6
This has been flagged as spam show
Cover your mouth with your hand
2. Make a wish
3.Close your hand (fist)
4. Hold your hand at heart for 5 seconds
5. Send this to 3 more videos
6. Tommorrow will be the best day ever
it actually worked
Money- you will find a wad of $200 in cash
Love- Your crush or lover will kiss you or ask you out
larryjames4life 2 years ago