British - Director | June 21, 1944 - August 19, 2012
I think we're lucky because there are very few people in life who get to do what we're doing.
Tony Scott
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Ridley and I talk every day. Our family is very close because we're from North England.
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We come from a tough, working class background, so we're very tight.
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Dad was a very gentle, sweet man.
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Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family.
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The biggest edge I live on is directing. That's the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life.
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The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face, and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through.
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I like changing the pace of my life, changing my discipline. It gives me ideas for how to see the world differently.
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Dad was a very gentle, sweet man. Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family. She ran the roost with a steel fist, but at the same time there was respect and love for her.
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We had a brilliant upbringing, and we never wanted for anything, even though we went through highs and lows of finances.
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Dad never understood why Ridley wanted to go to art school, and then I came along six years later and wanted to do the same thing.
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What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters.
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