Ridley Scott on the end of Quentin Tarantino’s career: «Shut up and make a new movie»

On the eve of the release of the sequel «Gladiator» Ridley Scott is actively giving interviews to promote his film, and among other things, commenting on the work of his colleagues. In one — The director also reacted to Quentin Tarantino’s statements about his plans to end his career.

Quentin has repeatedly stated that he plans to make 10 films by the time he retires. He has made 9 films (if you count the two «Kill Bill» as one) and professes the philosophy that directors lose their skills with age. For a long time there were rumors that Tarantino’s last film will be a movie «Film critic», to which allegedly Brad Pitt has joined — however, the director canceled these plans after «several rewrites of the scenarios».The 86-year-old Ridley, unlike his colleague, is not going to retire so easily — after «Gladiator II», which he is promoting as the best movie among his own works, the director has already plans several new films. In general, it seems that he is only going to stop working if he dies.

In fact, Scott’s passion for directing is closely intertwined with how late he got into the medium — in 1977, Ridley made his film debut with the historical drama «Duelists».

At the same time, the director emphasizes that he considers directing not a job, but rather a hobby:

Ridley Scott — is one of the most prominent filmmakers in Hollywood, known for such iconic films as «Alien», «Blade Runner», «Gladiator» and others, but he has never won a single «Oscar» statuette. This year, critics who reviewed «Gladiator II», predicted that he would win.

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