“I'm really intrigued by those eternal questions of creation and belief and faith.”

—  Ridley Scott

Esquire interview (2012)
Context: I'm really intrigued by those eternal questions of creation and belief and faith. I don't care who you are, it's what we all think about. It's in the back of all our minds.

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English film director and film producer 1937

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