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Its like raising your hand the day before Thanksgiving to remind the teacher theres homework.
The guy lives in Provence, henamed his dog Josephine, thespiritof the thing is there.
Not that Scott is insecure about any of it.
Stalin, he says.
Listen, hes got a lot of bad shit under his belt.
Because if you see this film, its this experience told through Ridleys eyes.
We also learn Scott wasnt big on biographies and gave up after reading two or three on Napoleon.
I thought all the wine should be about health, fun, sex, dogs.
Its like having a migraine up your butt!
he says, adding, Ive never had them, but its a horsemans dilemma.
And so what if he never fired a cannon at the pyramids?
I dont know if he did that, but it was a fast way of saying he took Egypt.
Scott tells theTimesthat theres a lot of imagination in history books.
When I have issues with historians, I ask: Excuse me, mate, were you there?
Well, shut the fuck up then.
November 14:Right off the bat, Scott establishes his French bona fides in asweeping Deadlineprofile.
Scott knows enough to get by, though.
They were constantly hit by Russians and Cossacks who could live off the land.
Theyd eat a wolf, theyd eat each other.
Is that strictly true?
I dont care if Papa Ridley says it is!
I live in France, so I do.
The audience that I showed it to in Paris, they loved it.Vive le roi du cinema!