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Ridley Scott Told Off the Studio Executive Who Said He Needs to Start Making Movies About ‘Normal People’: ‘What the F— Does That Mean?’

Ridley Scott was told by a studio executive to make movies about normal people. He refused to listen.

Ridley Scott revealed on the Director’s Guild of America’s “Director’s Cut” podcast(via Entertainment Weekly) that he was criticized by a studio executive early in his career for not making movies about “normal people.” Scott’s directing career kicked off with his Cannes-winning historical drama “The Duellists,” followed by “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and the fantasy adventure “Legend.” While “Alien” and “Blade Runner” are considered science-fiction classics, they did not necessarily start out their runs that way. “These are all good movies, so there’s something deeply wrong with the audience or marketing,” Scott maintained about his early directorial efforts.

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