Latest Tony Scott Quotes from Interviews

• I'm trying to use the camera to get into people's heads. I use camera techniques a lot to articulate character.

  Tony Scott

  Character, People, Trying

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

• I always get everyone prepared so there aren't so many arguments on set. I have a policy that the first thing I do in the morning is go over to the trailers and discuss exactly what we're shooting that day. It's time-consuming but it reduces the chances of 'misunderstandings' on set.

  Tony Scott

  Morning, Shooting, Firsts

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

• I always get role models, people from real life who've lived the lives of the characters, and talk it through together, me, them and the actor, a lot. That helps. We certainly have our disagreements. But in the end we trust each other.

  Tony Scott

  Real, Character, People

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

• I think the guiding principle for me is working with people, because I don't know how long it's going to last, I want to seize the moment and work with people I want to work with.

  Tony Scott

  Thinking, Guiding Principles, Long

• The hardest scene for me is always the scene when I'm dealing with performances, when I'm actually looking at the guys and hoping that I'm covering it in the right way and that I'm handling it in the right way.

  Tony Scott

  Guy, Way, Covering

  Source: www.moviesonline.ca

• I love shooting with real things in the real world. I think it gives a level of drama, performance, and everything seems to rise to the occasion.

  Tony Scott

  Real, Drama, Thinking

  Source: collider.com

• Its very hard trying to talk to an actor about how they should deliver lines, or cut their hair, unless it comes from a place of a strong point of view.

  Tony Scott

  Strong, Cutting, Hair

  Source: collider.com

• The real world is where I get to educate and entertain myself. I go and touch the real world and touch real people. That's my way into movies.

  Tony Scott

  Real, People, World

  Source: collider.com

• Research is what drives me. When I get a script, I go to the real world and touch the real people.

  Tony Scott

  Real, People, Research

  Source: collider.com

• With every movie I do and every day I go to work, my goal is not just to reach for difference, but also figure out how to look at world and characters in a different way.

  Tony Scott

  Character, Differences, Goal

  Source: collider.com

• Shooting in real-life situations helps actors because they're competing against the noise and the wind. Out of that comes things that shift and change, in terms of tone, but not in terms of re-honing the whole sequence.

  Tony Scott

  Real, Wind, Noise

  Source: collider.com