Unlike Barbie, Ridley Scott doesn't think about dying.
In an interview with The Times, Scott, 85, was asked whether or not he shares the same fear of time running out as fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
“Well, since he started Killers of the Flower Moon I’ve made four films,” Scott said. “No, I don’t think about [mortality]. I get up in the morning and say: ‘Ah great! Another day of stress.’”
Though Scott doesn't think about the passing of time, he does think about a bad New Yorker review he received for 1982's Blade Runner. "My career has been paved with perceived disasters. The biggest? I got crucified by Pauline Kael [in The New Yorker] for Blade Runner. I was stunned. It got personal. I was furious because I knew I had done something special."
Scott's latest film is the historical epic Napoleon, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular French emperor. Critical reception has been positive thus far, with many calling it his best in years. Based on the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte, the cast includes Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Rupert Everett, John Hollingworth, and Youssef Kerkour.
