Ridley Scott

As a filmmaker, deep blacks are essential, and in my experience, no technology captures those attributes as well as Plasma.

Far from being dead, physical media has years of life left and must be preserved because there is no better alternative.

From time to time, there are people in the film industry who appear on the horizon with a unique vision. South African director Neill Blomkamp is one of those rare people.

If studios don't get their money back, we don't have any movies. So it is important that films are successful, and I am fully supportive of that because I'm not just a director, I'm also not stupid. I've been in this business long enough and, to a certain extent, I'm a businessman; I know the importance of that.

Business fascinates me. It's very creative.

MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects.

Sometimes I find I'm wearing a divided, split brain in terms of drama and humor.

The word 'comedy' implies slapstick.

I would like to have a bit of a break and do a comedy.

When you're in the editing room, the dangerous thing is that it becomes like telling a joke again and again and again. Eventually, the joke starts to not be funny. So you have to be careful that you're not throwing the baby out with the bath water.

I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny.

In my view, the only way to see a film remains the way the filmmaker intended: inside a large movie theater with great sound and pristine picture.