Brett Ratner Quotes
-
At the end of the day, audiences just want to laugh and be entertained. They want to escape from their reality, and that's why we make movies, to get people to escape from the realities.
-
I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.
-
When I do short films, I try to do something completely out of my comfort zone, out of my element.
-
In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business.
-
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.
-
I'm not invited to the Vanity Fair dinner where they watch the Oscars - or even the Oscars themselves - so I sit at home and watch it with a bunch of close friends.
-
I love movie directors. I don't care who it is.
-
I've been a book collector since I was young, since I was a kid.
-
Do I have a small movie in me? Yeah, probably, when I'm 60. But I'm not Hal Ashby, I'm not Roman Polanski. I'm true to myself. Whether you like it or not.
-
I love that feeling of going into a packed theater.
-
I look for stuff that I'm passionate about.
-
Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted.
-
Woody Allen is in his '70s and he's making movies, so I look forward to getting there.
-
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.
-
I'm a laugher and a lover of comedy.
-
I'm constantly being visually stimulated.
-
I learn from every movie I do because on every movie I have a different experience.
-
Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body.
-
Before I did 'Rush Hour,' I was a big fan of Jackie Chan movies and I had seen all of them.