Sean Young on Surviving Hollywood's Many Toxic Menhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/sean-young-on-surviving-hollywoods-many-toxic-menI wanted to ask you about Blade Runner, because the "love scene" in that film between your character and Harrison Ford's is incredibly aggressive and uncomfortable to watch. It almost starts out like it's going to be an assault. He pushes you, blocks the door, shoves you across the room, and then the saxophone kicks in and there's kissing.Well, honestly, Ridley [Scott] wanted me to date him. He tried very hard in the beginning of the show to date him, and I never would. I was like, nah. And then he started dating the actress who played Zhora, Joanna Cassidy, and I felt relieved. And then we do this scene, and I think it was Ridley. I think Ridley was like, f**k you. I was thinking, "Why did this have to be like that? What was the point of that?" and I think it was Ridley's none-too-subtle message that he was getting even with me.
You rejected him and he didn't take it well.
I don't think so, no. He never hired me again, and that was weird. What the f**k? You hire Russell Crowe a gazillion times and you're not gonna hire me again? And I was very nice to Ridley over the years. I never badmouthed him. It didn't occur to me until later that I guess I'd offended him.
Was the final insult by Ridley giving you that 30-second hologram cameo in Blade Runner 2049?Wasn't that so full of shit? And there was nothing I could do about it. It was very clear that they knew that the audience would be upset that I wasn't in it, but they didn't want me to bitch about that publicly. So, they paid me some money, made me sign a non-disclosure agreement, and gave me 30 seconds. And I was like, fine. They did give my son Quinn a job on 2049 in visual arts, and I said all was forgiven. He's got great skills.
