Guy Ritchie quotes

Guy Ritchie is an English film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his stylish crime comedies. His work often features fast-paced storytelling, witty dialogue, and memorable characters. He has become a significant influence on modern British cinema. Here are 35 of his quotes:

I got too fed up with films that didn't make you think. I liked the idea of one that you'd have to be dancing around with. I like my mind to be engaged when I watch a film. (Guy Ritchie)
You get a different kick out of all aspects of filmmaking. View quote
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We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie. View quote
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The best thing to do is find one person in your life and try to love them unconditionally. If you've accomplished that, you've accomplished a lot. View quote
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I suppose directing on set is the most fun because it's a good crack and you feel you're on the battlefield whereas writing is a fairly solitary undertaking. View quote
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I'm not under too much of an illusion of how smart or un-smart I am because filmmaking ultimately is about teamwork. View quote
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If somebody has a better idea than me, I'll take it if it surpasses what we have on the page because at the end of the day, it's me that takes the credit anyway! View quote
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I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of. View quote
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The idea is that that there is no such thing as an external enemy. View quote
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I can understand that the whole world is interested in my wife Madonna. That's even why I married her. View quote
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It's about not letting the internal enemy, the real enemy, have his way because the more he does the stronger he becomes. The film's about the devastating results that can manifest from the internal enemy being unbridled and allowed to unleash chaos. (Guy Ritchie)
I'd like to work with the missus, but there's nothing in the pipeline at the moment. View quote
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We are not that flash, me or the missus. In fact, we are quite low-maintenance. View quote
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I like to think that we've got a plan, so let's stick to it. That said, once we've stuck to it, we're allowed as much improvisation as anyone cares to indulge themselves in. View quote
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Previously, on Lock, Stock, I went to bed at two in the morning and woke up at five in the morning, and on this one I was known to nod off on the set occasionally. View quote
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I love fatherhood. I could bang on about kids forever. View quote
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In fact, 95% of the people in my films have been nothing less than a pleasure to work with. View quote
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Jake Green isn't just Jake Green. Jake represents all of us. The colour green is the central column of the spectrum and the name Jake has all sorts of numerical values. All things come back to him within the film's world of cons and games. View quote
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I am not involved in any 'issues' because it's too sensitive for me - or my wife - to get involved. Every time we express an opinion it becomes a whole thing in itself. And the whole purpose of living in the countryside was to get away from hundreds of people. My wife fell off a horse, and suddenly there are hundreds of people around. View quote
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What I liked about American movies when I was a kid was that they're sort of larger than life and I think I'm still suffering from that reaction. View quote
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I like death. I'm a big fan of it. (Guy Ritchie)
Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can't think of anything I'd want to spend my money on. View quote
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After Lock, Stock, all these really nasty small town characters came knocking at my door trying to tell me stories, and somehow I ended up with this guy whose brother was feeding people to pigs, and that's what he did to get rid of people. View quote
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I'm not politically motivated. I used to be - passionately. I used to be very Left wing. Then I went very Right wing, and now I rest somewhere in the middle. View quote
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My principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I'm not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good. View quote
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Guy Ritchie

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Photo: Kathy Hutchins, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: British Director
Born: September 10, 1968
Quotes count: 35
Wikipedia: Guy Ritchie

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