Brett Ratner Quotes

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

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.

I fear God and respect God and love God.

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

'Vacation' means titillating my taste buds.

Less money sometimes allows you to be more creative.

I don't have any regrets.

I would love a robot butler.

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 hypochondriac. Before I go all the way, I send the girl to the doctor and check them for everything. My doctor has a test to tell if you’re going to catch something in the future even.

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

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

I'm trying to be a little bit more mature about my choices and think about what I want to direct next, instead of just jumping into a movie 'cause I want to do it.

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

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

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

I'm definitely not a nerd.

I'm constantly being visually stimulated.

I'm a laugher and a lover of comedy.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I look for stuff that I'm passionate about.

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.

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

I love that feeling of going into a packed theater.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm not tied to budgets. I'm tied to the story that I want to tell, and how much it's going to cost is up to whatever the economic situation of the studio is.

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.

Would it be nice to win a film award one day? Yes. But the critics are going to have to wait till I'm ready. Right now, my gift is making big movies that audiences want to see.

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