Brett Ratner Quotes

In my public life, I'm just a guy who enjoys having fun.

I look for stuff that I'm passionate about.

I love movie directors. I don't care who it is.

I'd want to marry Cate Blanchett, date Kate Bosworth, and spend the weekend with Elisha Cuthbert.

Less money sometimes allows you to be more creative.

I love that feeling of going into a packed theater.

When you're the director, you kinda do all the work.

I hate the iPhone. I love the BlackBerry - BlackBerry wins in my opinion. The iPhone is a toy.

Woody Allen is in his '70s and he's making movies, so I look forward to getting there.

I learn from every movie I do because on every movie I have a different experience.

Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted.

I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.

I fear God and respect God and love God.

Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job.

There's no difference between a tacky Jew from Miami and a rap star. They both want the Cadillac and the Rolex with the diamonds.

My mom had me when she was 16, and I was an only child, which is probably why I received a lot of love and didn't miss that my father wasn't around.

Rehearsal? What's that? Rehearsal's for fags. Rehearsal. Not much.

My movies are pretty tight and they're pretty well-paced. I'm not one to make long movies. I don't dwell on stuff.

You've got to think about how to do things for the right price. You have to shoot in different places to be creative and get tax rebates.

I'm constantly being visually stimulated.

I've watched 'Being There' over 50 times, and every time I watch it, I love every frame. I just wish I had directed it myself.

'Vacation' means titillating my taste buds.

When you're fearless, you take more risks because you're less conscious of failure or what can go wrong.

Movies are the biggest export in the world, the biggest American export. It influences people all over the world.

I got a Super 8 camera when I was eight years old, and I just wanted to tell stories - I love telling stories.

Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

I want to print books by people in the film industry.

Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body.

I would love a robot butler.

I'm definitely not a nerd.

I've been a book collector since I was young, since I was a kid.

I used to date Olivia Munn.. when she was Lisa. That was the problem. She wasn't Asian back then.

I'm a laugher and a lover of comedy.

When I do short films, I try to do something completely out of my comfort zone, out of my element.

I love 'Guitar Hero,' and I think it's a part of pop culture.

I don't have any regrets.

You can't show a four-hour movie in a theater, really.

Before I did 'Rush Hour,' I was a big fan of Jackie Chan movies and I had seen all of them.

I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.

In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business.