Everyone gave me the heads up that Ridley is really tough.

Hes really tough, particularly if it has something to do with his movies, Alvarez said.

Im like, What are you talking about?

‘Alien’ (1979)

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And he was like, My brothers was original and this is like eh.

He really respected it, but you could see how tough he was.

So I was like, Theres no way I win this one.

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And then he walks into the room and he did say, Fede, what can I say?

Its f***ing great, he said.

One of the best compliments he said was, The dialogue is great.

Are you the writer?