“I remember my Mum going off to seeAlienand being quite indignant about why I couldnt go.
She said, ‘Its a scary science fiction film and its too grown up for you.’
There was no internet.
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No one knew anything about the chestburster.
She said people were laughing because it was the only way they could deal with it.
That really stuck with me.”
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Nathan finally saw the horror classic on video and “snuck in” to watch Scott’sBlade Runnerat the cinema.
His interest in theGladiatordirector continued into adulthood.
“I bullied my way onto the Ridley Scott gigs!”
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“What was brilliant about that experience was just watching him direct a scene,” says Nathan.
“He directs through a loud speaker and its an artist with his brush.
Hes moving the camera and hes literally going ‘Left.
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Along’ and hell say, ‘Stop!
Michael Fassbender stand a foot to your left.’
you could see the frame come into being, you could see the artists eye create the shot.
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When hes got the camera rolling, and he’s directing, it is an artist at work.”
“I think hes a very romantic director,” says the author.
It has this fairytale element to it.
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Ridley Scott: A Retrospectiveis out now.
Check out the book’s chapter onBlade Runnerbelow.
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