Originally posted by KTLA

British film director Tony Scott jumped to his death to his death Sunday afternoon from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, The Daily Breeze reported. .

The director climbed a fence on the south side of the bridge's apex and jumped off without hesitation about 12:30 p.m., the Breeze reported. He reportedly left a suicide note inside his black Toyota Prius, which was parked in the bridge's eastbound lanes.

Officers from the LAPD, the CHP and the U.S. Coast Guard worked together to pull Scott's body from the water and bring it to a dock in Wilington, where it was turned over to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Scott's directing credits include Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Crimson Tide, Man on Fire and Beverly Hills Cop II.

Originally posted by TeamRHI

:O why do people do this

Originally posted by Ace Reject

OH no.

No!

I gasped. I'm sitting here in shock.

Originally posted by TVilla

Selfish. I am not feeling any sympathy for him. You may call me selfish and rude, but he is the one who is being selfish. All he needed was help to guide him through his problems, did he think about the people who loved him? Obviously not.

Originally posted by MrPeanut

Lots of reasons, but they all come down to hopelessness.

Originally posted by Red

I don't think now is really the time for this.