Ridley Scott: Dealing with Hollywood and Actors | BBC Studios
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- Ridley Scott talks about his falling out with Harrison Ford and avoiding conflicts with actors. Great clip from BBC show Mark Lawson Talks To: Ridley Scott.
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"Not with me. Not with me." I love him! Leave the ego at the door, actors.
Indeed. Actors need to remember that the director is the boss. His job is literally telling everyone what to do, so if an actor is going to moan but doesn't have the balls to sit in the captain's chair themselves then they should stfu.
@@Syklonus well not everyone
but telling actors what to do
haha you can see just the idea of it gets him going. "Never never never. You can't let that happen."
One thing you could say about the old studio system, it kept "stars" (actors with pathological egos) in line.
Yea leave the ego at the door. Theres literally no room left cus Ridley’s is taking up all the space 😅
"Being an northerner means i can avoid confrontation..... it's forgotten and is over in 8 minutes ." What a legend, you make us proud.
Quite late but what does this mean? What kinds of things could provide confrontation to a Northerner, and how does this differ to others? I'm genuinely curious, thanks.
@@maloneyjay1 he’s not saying because he’s northern he can avoid confrontation. He’s saying he can take confrontation and this is due to where he and myself grew up which is quite a tough area in the north of England. Bottom line is that in his upbringing in the north of England confrontation was common place and hence it is not something that either frightens or bothers him if it does happen
@@Mosesranthemetresinarcseconds That makes sense, appreciate it. Almost in a sense of saying he knows very well how to pick his battles.
@@maloneyjay1 The people of north east England tend to be fiercely loyal to the select few they trust and seek a path. If there are obstructions on the journey they are powered through with an unstoppable force. There may be more diplomatic and efficient methods but usually at a compromise that would sacrifice a virtue…thus, those options are ignored.
What's so fascinating with Blade Runner is that in spite of all the difficulties making it and it was a very difficult film to make, what they ended up with is pure cinema magic.
FOREVER WE HAVE BLADERUNNER!
IT'S called intelligent negotiation :D :D you've got to love the ridley...!!!
very bright clever man.
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.
Agree with you 100% if I see his name anywhere near a project I'm in no question asked. Iv actually just got Disney plus on just to watch The Last Duel and there a few films like the Martian,Kingdom of heaven and other films I loved till now. One director iv never gone to search what ratings he has for movies because he has blown me away so many times I know I watching a master at work and I think he is saying here he got into this late in his life that's mad to think. Its like he was born ro make master pieces. Even RAISED by Wolves. I saw he was only doing a few episodes I was still watching it as Sci fi is my favourite genre and then I see Travis Fimmel is in it after watching Vikings I was like this man sees the best in actors like iv seen. Travis Fimmel carried that Vikings show on his back and made it look so good it was never as great when he was killed of. I could of watching the last Duel on the net but I just didn't mind paying 9.99 fir a month so I can see a great Ridley Scott film with out no pop ups or any thing
He’s a great world creator but not the best storyteller
@@ThepigandThemonkeyWho cares about story cinema is about the experience. Go read a book
Ridley stuff is solid because what you get is the big budget & production of hollywood with the sophisticated execution of a Brit
@@BUKUDIspot on! Experience, this is it with Ridley. Prometheus plot is shaky, but look at the production value. Engineers, helmets, statues, cinematography is always gorgeous. Scott signature is stylish and atmospheric. He wants to entairtain you - Are you entairtain?!?!? - and makes you think. Precious.
"Sir Ridley Scott" is and always will be one of my favorite Filmmakers , I hope that new generations of Filmmakers learn from Mr Scott & keep the creativity juices flowing , cause what i see today in Hollywood , it's just SuperHeroes Movie's with brainless action.Let's bring back the Originality of Creativity and make movies with strong characters and stories that have a meaning .
If you're going to point out he's a Sir, you might as well address him as Sir Ridley, don't you think?
Personally I don't think Ridley is bothered by all that mombo jumbo stuff when it comes to sir or dame. I might be wrong but to me he looks like a man who doesn't need a queen or a Kings approval and he certainly doesn't need it
I dont even watch new movies
@@sullieking Why not. Since mini series and boxsets came out. I prefer to watch them because I think a few days of a good boxset is way better than most of the garbage now on film
@@Irishrover101 Just think it's all politically correct bullshido. If I watch something it's a old movie or documentaries
That is actually real good advice when dealing with any confrontation be it at work or on the school yard or whatever. You can't let stuff fester and bring you down.
James Cameron went thru the same thing in Aliens dealing with new kid on the block with the British crew.
Lucas on Star Wars too, though I don't think he had Ridley's grit and ease with confrontation. It did him in and he didn't direct again for 30 years.
@@KainedbutAble123 22 years.
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.
In any industry, if the marketing department has power over the production department, look for big problems ahead. Just look at Ford!
Great director! For me his top 5 films are:
1. Alien
2. Gladiator
3. Blade Runner
4. Black Hawk Down
5. American Gangster
Great list.
Did he not make legend as well with tom cruise?
Bladerunner, Alien, Gladiator
Blade Runner/Alien/Gladiator: The next ones are too close, and picking just two is hard. Black Hawk Down-The Duellists-Kingdom Of Heaven...the extended version.
@@stevenlake5278 Yep
"I can have an argument and forget it in 8 minutes" it's a northern thing...I relate. ❤
I'm a northerner and I normally start crying and wet myself when there is any cofrontation.
England crews gave upstart American directors a hard time also…George Lucas on Star Wars, and James Cameron on Aliens.
Good point. Back in 1985 James Cameron was filming Aliens at Pinewood. According to him he had a terrible time with the crew there. He vowed never to return.
Cameron never returned to film in England, but Lucas produced and filmed "Empire", "Jedi" and Phantom Menace partially in Pinewood.
" Clones" and "Sith" were shot in Sydney Australia at the new "Fox studios" .
I LOVE Ridley Scott!
He is down to earth and brilliant!
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.
Even though I don't love everything this guy has done, I love his work ethic. This guy is a world renowned director working within the Hollywood system and he still has that no bullshit, don't suffer fools gladly Geordie attitude.
The BOSS!
He maybe right that he can take confrontation and forget about it in 8 minutes(that's a VERY VERY Good Trait when dealing with groups of people) and I'm not saying that isn't him, obviously it is to some degree. But what Life has taught me is that people who say such things(Such as those that say they Hate Drama) are usually the ones that create it in the first place. And No Doubt Ridley got to where is (and is good at what he does) because he's good at this. But if Ridley was a B-level Actor dealing with Bossy Directors. Theres a good chance he Hates Directors(like himself)
Just the way Life often is.
Despite Harrison Ford, Blade Runner is considered one Scott's best films. He has a vision that transcends Hollywood.
I love this movie because there is Harrison ford.💙
One thing I got from watching this is Hollywood don't tell Ridley how to do it. Because Ridley does it his way. And with Amazon Netflix and so many ways to make movies I bet this man has even bigger and better story's to be told in his personal genius way 👏
"Intelligent negotiation" is a great tip to deal with difficult actors.
As a step-dad years ago, I filled in for a supporting part on stage (never done that ever) to support my young ex-step-daughters' audition. This was at/after one of those conventions in Stockton CA, where some 'Agency' was seeking out talent. Anyway, later on we were filling out paperwork for my daughter as a formality, and the secretary girl whatever remarked to me that she noticed I'm Australian and that *my* performance was good, and had I ever considered acting. I told her I didn't really know, and the very next thing she said to me was 'Could you lose the accent?"
Like the very first thing that made me noticable to her, was now somehow up for alteration ???
Why have you written this?
@@Edgar_Randolph. Presumably as an illustration of how the movie industry can set out to manipulate you from the start, non? Not exactly rocket science…….
Genius directors alien , blade runner , gladiator etc are mind blowing 🤯
To me, he's probably the best director ever. Bar none. He's one of the most knowledgable person in the industry of moviemaking. He's done it all. With grandeur and panache. He's THE MAN. Gladiator is my favorite film. Very close is Blade Runner and Alien. And for my guilty pleasure: I just love A GOOD YEAR. Russell Crowe proved that he is a great comedian as well as a top notch actor. All hail Ridley and Russell.
After 7 years though, exactly my favorites were mentioned long ago here! Cheers man! Russell and Ridley
He didn't write any of them. Credit the writer(s), as you would for the theatre. Or television.
I think this man must've had the personality of a hammer on set. The best kind of guy to work with him would have a personality like an anvil. His movies are like finley crafted katanas.
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 respect what he is saying about you being in charge of your film and willing to fight for it and do it your way no matter how big the star is. Also willing to compromise some to have a good working relationship with your actors and actresses on making a film.
I don't see another director as creative and as imagination similar to him coming up in movies. This guy and Cameron are two best in my opinion but Cameron makes a great maybe once every 5 to 10 years and Ridley is knocking greats out on a regular basis from film to TV with Raised by wolves. Love this man's work. I'm not an actor but I'd love to do something in his films somewhere be some experience
The difference between actors from Hollywood and Europeans, is that Hollywood actors are so full in the starsystem shit that they think they are Godlike people, while in Europe, actors RESPECT Filmmakers...
Thats why we, with really low money, make REAL movies...
And more, HOllywood are making this last 10 years, only REMAKES, REMAKES, and some stupid blockbusters for low mind people...
I like Ridley Scott!!!
Proof?
+JR P the proof is the movies mate
SikeSplitter Man, I forgot that I made this comment until an alert popped up. I have to go back and see what I originally replied to.
SikeSplitter Now that I look at it, all you have to do is look at actors in Europe, their relationship with the press and their social media accounts to see they aren't any different than their Hollywood- originating counterparts. When people throw in "European" to a conversation, it's usually because they're wannabe high brows.
The Possum Exactly. All the people that would have been using social media for honestly sharing their thoughts have realized that's not exactly encouraged now. It's pretty much glorified press and the press itself has just gone off the deep end. I think a big part of Hollywood's newfound fetish for doing remakes and reboots comes from our penchant for nostalgia. They think bringing something back that appeals to both old and new fans is pretty much win win.
'The Good Year' is a fantastic film to be sure.
I like how Ridley sumtimes gets his actors worked up and emotional, it may not b a nice tactic, but its very clever becus it gets that raw and realistic performance out of them. I can see many great directors like Ridley want thier actors to completely let go in the scene, thats what great acting is. Why he also doesnt like lots of rehersal, cus as he says it kills the performance/scene, I comletely agree with that.
Love Ridley but I cant help feeling that Alien Covenant was a total bow down to the Hollywood machine. I mean, Prometheus left with such potential, so many questions, so many cool things only to be followed up by a gang of idiots getting killed by aliens. I mean, really? David would perfect the creation of engineers? its just not happnening.
great director and i always love the way he speaks, he seems very inteligent and has a great memory, one of the last talented directors of today.
we've got new talents coming too
Poxow no ya don't.
@@TheWelchProductions Yep! Henry Abrams!
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.
lol
Interesting. From what I understand, Clint Eastwood casts/hires the right actors and THEY are in charge of the characters they portray. Ridley and Clint both get excellent results.
Good stuff.
The same goes for musicians.
;-)
northern english people are like that, you fight with them and then its over and you can be friends again, but an American diva? those guys and gals save any little insult or injury forever, they do have a fragile ego despite their fame and fortune
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.
Ridley Scott, Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorcese, Guillermo Del Toro, and Christopher Nolan are my favourite directors of all time. It’s almost always a guarantee that their film is interesting.
Sadly, since Gladiator, *all* Ridley's films have been trash (except Prometheus).
Coppola's films have been trash since Apocalypse Now.
Scorsese's films have been trash since Casino.
And Nolan's films have sucked since he stopped co-writing with his (more talented) brother.
wait, so no one in Hollywood gave a shit about his damn bicycle cobblestone commercial??!?!
Sir Ridley is genius film maker
I would watch Sir Ridley in a movie. The man has 'Badass' written all over him.
He's a wise man
LEGEND with Tim curry is his best film one of the best films ever made
no it's because it's a prequel, it's passionless filmmaking motivated by money, and because there's no story to tell. ALIEN felt like it could be our universe - prometheus is not believable to most people.
Bullshit, I loved Prometheus.
@@Syklonus I thought Prometheus sucked. I still think that.
Love the honesty!
I have to admit, he kinda has a point about Northerners.
shame no one asserted themselves on Robin Hood that movie was horrible
Scott has evolved into much more of an 'actor's director' now and people enjoy working with him. Like that Australian guy.
one of my fave directors,his movies are simply a visual treat
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..!!!!
Made "Gladiator" need I say more
Smart man Ridley is.
Waiting 4 part 3
A lot of his movies are great napoleon was not
@Djarzel everyone makes a bad film here and there but the majority of Scott's are fairly well done!
I am so glad that Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott are nice to each other now and are in talks for Blade Runner 2, thanks to my efforts to bring them together.. they thanked me personally by a having dinner treat at HF's home, Calista served great meal, especially to their dogs ..
Harrison Ford is notably a real glassbowl.
richmanpoman1 Glassbowl? What does that mean?
Classic director.
‘Not with me’ What do people expect? He is a Geordie after all!! 👍
sir Ridley recently like today actually I discovered fatal Beauty perhaps for the second time in a decade is it true that FX is really gone it was such a oh well you know effects was sort of the remedy for all of those films then wasn't it
Ridley's the man
Really, Mr. Scott, really?! Are you telling us that Prometheus is exactly as you wanted it to be?
I see a bright man here, a visionary who proved his skills many times and that's why I don't believe in Prometheus as we all saw it. I think the studios forced him to change the whole picture so far in the production he couldn't just stop. Prometheus is visually a masterpiece, but with so many plot holes and ridiculous behavior that it was a real disappointment for me. And I didn't expect it to be about Aliens, just something slightly familiar. I'm sorry, I cant approve this project. Hopefully Covenant will show more logic and respect to the franchise.
Unfortunately it is. So is Alien Covenant.
@@lukeskywalker6809 And they are total crap. Sir Rildley has totally lost it. Sad really.
This man has the best eye! 🏆
Some say he has two
@@morten1 Here's to depth-of-field mate! 🍺🍺🎬👀
Considering most actors are dumb as rocks, it should be pretty easy to "negotiate" with them. Just say a bunch of big words.
He is correct you can't allow egos to destroy a film.
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?
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.
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).
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.
@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.
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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.
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
Yep, couldn't agree more. Credentials earned. I understand. Intelligent negotiation, indeed. Little fun tiff now and then. 📽☕
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.
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.
Like a boss.
Love this interview.
We really dont know what kind of games they are playing on day to day basis. We only see the results of it, like the new Star Wars trilogy mess...
Probably one of my very favourite directors, for many reasons.
Actors should act and let the director direct. Actors who want creative control should stop acting and go direct something.
May be the most difficult task in film industry to tell an actor how to act 😮
i think james cameron had it worst with the british but he was at the time considered very inexperienced
@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.
Ridley Scott is the man
"Hollywood asks us to do what they want..."
Wow.
What is wow about it moron lol? Ever heard of how the economic system you live in works?
Alien. Bladerunner. Gladiator. Just those are enough to cement his legendary status.
Except Gladiator was historically inaccurate
@amandeepv bladerunner and Alien were fiction btw.
A Liberal *and* a Muslim?
Argh :-D
I think he's being a bit facetious here in that he's a pretty smart guy and talked about how on Alien he kind of created purposely the atmosphere that made the actors feel somewhat confused and claustrophobic, because it made it that much easier to get them to act....confused and claustrophobic. Not much is said by Harrison Ford about this, but from a long time ago when I read some stuff it was that Harrison Ford wanted to know if he was a replicant or what his 'basis' was, and that feeling was exactly what Ridley Scott wanted in the character. Meaning he had to manipulate Harrison Ford, a guy who isn't easily manipulated and likely doesn't like it much....as evident from the fact he almost never talked about it again.
@mirr1984 Got to remember Harrison by the time he did Bladerunner. He was already spoiled by Steven Spielberg and George Lucus.
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.
Screenwriters are the storytellers, not directors. Literally. And a monkey could direct.
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 And they got fired. I am sure they did not expect it hahahaha.
He's good visual, his narrative uneven.
"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 :-).
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.
Not with me, Not with me. Hope Harrison Ford realized his mistake.
Sir Ridley Scott is a no-nonsense director, he is very disciplined and is known for his stunning visual representation of his thoughts. He is known to listen to his actors for suggestions.
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.
Agreed..I don't know about the Harrison hate in the comments..
I believe both men are good at what they do(Scott above just good, great) and we know nothing about the actual interactions...We can presume a lot about two strong willed individuals having a fallout but we weren't there, you can't just say: ''Harrison was being a dick..."
Anyway they are on good terms now so its irrelevant. And while I like the ambiguous ending...Deckard is human.The book and the film script had him as human..
Neva Me! Love this guy....don't mess around folks, this one R.S. is special, and we should heed his word!