“Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted.” IfsHeartMouthsUgly Author:Brett Ratner
“In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business.” IfsNeedsAgeThis DayMovie Business Author:Brett Ratner
“The producer can put something together, package it, oversee it, give input. I'm the kind of producer that likes to take a back seat and let the director run with it. If he needs me, I'm there for him. As a director, I like to have the producer there with me. As a producer, I don't want to be there because I happen to be a director first and foremost, I don't want to "that guy."” IfsWantNeedsGivingFirstsKindHappensRunningTogetherGuyDirectorsLikesProducersSeatsPackagesThat GuyInput Author:Brett Ratner
“I personally can watch an eight-hour documentary on Woody Allen because I'm fascinated by him. But, an audience can't really sit through more than two and a half hours on any movie. It doesn't matter if Marlon Brando came back from the dead. It's just impossible.” IfsTwoMatterHoursHalfWatchesAudienceImpossibleEightFascinatedDocumentariesWoodyHalf HoursBrando Author:Brett Ratner
“They say your childhood influences your tastes and interests, or your approach if you're an artist. So what you create, whatever you saw, whatever your childhood was like - it influences how you're going to end up.” IfsEndsArtistInterestSawsInfluenceChildhoodTasteApproachYour Children Author:Brett Ratner
“Whoever writes a bad review, I put their name on a list, and they're going to get taken care of one day down the road. Otherwise, I don't let it bother me. The truth is, these are review-proof movies. The audiences are going to see it. My audience, our audience, isn't reading Esquire magazine to see if my movie is good or not. They just want to laugh, to be entertained, and lose themselves.” IfsWantWritingCareReadingNamesLosesAudienceLaughingTakenTruth IsOne DayProofListsMagazinesBotherReviewsDown The RoadBad Reviews Author:Brett Ratner
“I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability to make it real. For me, if I'm not talking, it is a problem. I have so much more respect for actors after being in front of the camera, and I realize that the hardest part is when you're not talking. Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.” IfsRealProblemCoursesActorsAsksRealizingAbilityActingTalkingFrontsListeningHarderCamerasHardestAssistantsNot TalkingRetarded 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’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.” IfsWayGirlDoctorsTestsChecksHypochondriac Author:Brett Ratner
