“When I do short films, I try to do something completely out of my comfort zone, out of my element.” TryingFilmComfortElementsZoneComfort ZoneShort Films Author:Brett Ratner
“I did New York, I Love You which is a very personal film for me. My most personal film, but it's not like a film I've ever made. I would never do that film as a feature, for instance, because it's not very commercial of an idea.” MadeIdeasFilmLove YouNew YorkInstanceFeatures Author:Brett Ratner
“Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job. When you're the director, you kinda do all the work. I'm actually going tonight to check the prints of my movie even though the premiere's tomorrow night.” StillsDifferentSometimesJobsFilmNightTomorrowDirectorsChecksTonightPrintPremieresDifferent Jobs Author:Brett Ratner
“Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job.” StillsDifferentSometimesJobsFilmDifferent Jobs Author:Brett Ratner
“I want people to see my movies. My talent, my sensibilities are what people want to see in the movies... While I have the talent to make the kind of movies people want to see I want to continue to do that, keep making big pictures and make what I love. I’m really just making the films I want to see. There’s not a strategy.” PeopleWantKindBigsFilmTalentStrategySensibilityBig Picture Author:Brett Ratner
“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.” WantBigsFilmWinningWaitingAudienceNiceReadyRight NowOne DayCriticsAwardsBeing NiceBig Movie Author:Brett Ratner
“When critics or people judge, I think it's harder to make a commercial, pop movie than it is to make a pretentious art film. It's harder to reach millions of people and satisfy them and make them happy. These films kind of get ghettoized, this genre because there are so many big, big movies that are such big hits, but aren't any good. The audiences, they're not judging the style of the director, or the execution of the film. They're just looking to be entertained. They want to escape from their reality, and that's why we make movies, to get people to escape from the realities.” PeopleThinkingWantKindArtBigsRealityFilmMillionsAudienceStyleJudgingDirectorsHarderCriticsPopsGenreExecutionPretentiousBig MovieArt FilmsNot Judging Author:Brett Ratner
“You can't reinvent the wheel. You've got to just take the best from all the other shows and try to make it work, because there's the "live show Gods" that dictate if there are going to be any surprises, if there's a very commercial film that's a Best Picture. There are a lot of things that are out of my control, but I do my best.” IfsTryingShowsFilmSurpriseWheelsBest Picture Author:Brett Ratner
“I want to print books by people in the film industry.” PeopleWantBookFilmIndustryPrintFilm IndustryPrint Books Author:Brett Ratner
