Ridley Scott Says ‘I’m Not a Filmmaker, I’m an Influencer’

Ridley Scott, the director behind Alien and Gladiator, recently told The Times of London that he sees himself not as a filmmaker but as an influencer, per Variety. When asked about a through line in his work, Scott said every time is vulnerable, and that he never wants to repeat himself — adding that all his films have been on the money.

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