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Ridley Scott

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‘I turned down $20m to do Terminator 3. I can’t be bought, dude’: Ridley Scott on directing, Daleks and ... cherry jam

The Blade Runner and Alien film-maker on his run-ins with critics, the space suits he keeps in his cellar in France – and his love of swearing

Thursday 28 August 2025
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‘People can see me in whatever ways they want’ … Gina Gershon. Photograph: Image Press Agency/Alamy

Gina Gershon: ‘Tom Cruise was tickling me in bed. I nearly broke his nose’

The star of Showgirls, Bound and High Rollers answers your questions on missing out on The Matrix, being a gay hero and swapping faces with her cat

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Jason Isaacs

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Jason Isaacs: ‘Daniel Craig is more comfortable naked than with clothes on’

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The Liverpool-born actor on going to school with Mark Kermode, massages with Mel Gibson and why he will never be James Bond

 

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Elizabeth Hurley: ‘If I were Queen, I’d outlaw air fresheners in cars and ban prison for white-collar criminals’

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The actor and model answers your questions about bonding with Dennis Potter, corpsing in Austin Powers and her multiple, multicoloured Christmas trees