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I think back on how committed and passionate he was, and then consequently, all the security we built up around his ‘lock up’ studios at Shepperton. I was the only one allowed the honor of going in, and I absolutely enjoyed every hour I spent with him there. He was a real artist and great eccentric, a true original, but above all, he was a really nice man. He will be missed.” ### Inside The Surreal World of H.R. Giger, The Maker of _Alien’s_ Alien  Visual artist H. R. Giger. Dana Frank/Ovoworks—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Visual artist H. R. Giger taking off face mask. Dana Frank/Ovoworks—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Portrait of artist H. R. Giger with his mask over his face. Dana Frank/Ovoworks—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  A view of the "The Giger Bar" in the canton of Grisons. The bar was designed and is owned by H.R. Giger. Martin Ruetschi—Keystone/Corbis  View at one of the sculptures by H.R. Giger during the opening of the Ars Electronica 2013 exhibition 'HR Giger. Rubera—EPA  HR Giger's exhibition 'Traeume und Visionen' (Dreams and Visions) at the Kunsthaus Wien in Vienna on March 8, 2011. Robert Jaeger—EPA  H.R.Giger's 'Watchguardian, head V', on display at the 'Swiss Design in Hollywood' exhibition, at the Technical University of Valecia, Spain on March 4, 2009. Juan Carlos Cardenas—EPA/Corbis  HR Giger's 'Alien' at the exhibition 'Traeume und Visionen' (Dreams and Visions) at the Kunsthaus Wien in Vienna on March 8, 2011. Robert Jaeger—EPA  Sculptures by H.R. Giger during the opening of the Ars Electronica 2013 exhibition 'HR Giger. Rubera—EPA  Sculpture by H.R. Giger during the opening of the Ars Electronica 2013 exhibition 'HR Giger. Rubera—EPA  Sculptures by H.R. Giger during the opening of the Ars Electronica 2013 exhibition 'HR Giger. Rubera—EPA  H.R Giger designed the microphone stand, made for Jonathan Davis of KORN. Marc Broussely—Broussely/Redferns/Getty Images  HR Giger's 'Li I' at the exhibition 'Traeume und Visionen' (Dreams and Visions) at the Kunsthaus Wien in Vienna on March 8, 2011. Robert Jaeger—EPA  Giger may be best known for his design of the "Alien" movie monster. Louie Psihoyos—Corbis ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/97857/hr-giger-ridley-scott-statement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/97857/hr-giger-ridley-scott-statement/"},"headline":"Alien Director Ridley Scott Remembers H.R. 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