Scott: 'crowe Is A Puppy Dog'.

07-11-2006 07:09

Scott: 'crowe Is A Puppy Dog'.... Oscar-winning director Ridley Scott has attacked Russell Crowe's Hollywood hardman image - insisting he is a "puppy dog".Scott, who has worked with Crowe on Gladiator, A Good Year and the forthcoming American Gangster, isn't fazed by the star, famous for his off-screen temper tantrums.The British film maker says, "Really, what it is is Russell is very smart and therefore asks all sorts of intelligent questions, so if you're not ready you're going to get caught in the crossfire. So you'd better be ready. "I'm used to him now. He's fundamentally a bit of a puppy dog."

Crowe Fears 'Reputation' Precedes Him

Meanwhile the Hollywood hardman is concerned he'll never be able to shake off his phone assault on a New York hotel worker, despite calming down after starting a family.The Gladiator star was convicted in a Manhattan court last November after pleading guilty to the third-degree assault of Mercer Hotel employee Nestor Estrada with a telephone handset.He claims marriage and having two kids have helped tame his wild ways, but is frustrated no one else in the film industry recognises it.