Gladiator' was a "baptism of fire for both of us in the beginning," Ridley Scott said of how he and Joaquin Phoenix approached making the 2000 film

That was movie director Ridley Scott, talking about why he won’t retire from making films anytime soon despite being 86 years old. Scott — whose new film, “Gladiator II,” is coming out this month — said continuing to work at his advanced age is a must.

Ridley Scott is 87 years old and has achieved everything a director could achieve in Hollywood (except winning a Best Director Oscar), so he’s free to give an entertaining, unfiltered interview. In a new sit-down with The Hollywood Reporter,