Brett Ratner quotes

Brett Ratner is an American film director and producer, recognized for his work on blockbuster movies such as the "Rush Hour" series. His energetic directing style and collaborations with major Hollywood stars made him highly influential in the action and comedy genres. He has also been involved in television production and has faced public controversies in recent years. Here are 43 of his quotes:

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

Brett Ratner

I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids and the Hispanic kids. And, the coolest kids to me where always the black kids. They were always fashion forward and they always dressed the coolest. They were always the best dancers, and just the coolest people.

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

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

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

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

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I look for stuff that I'm passionate about.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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People can criticise all day long, I think I've proven myself, I think I deliver. And I agree, box office does not mean a movie's good, but I feel like I'm making good movies and I'm delivering in box office.

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When I was 13, Eddie Murphy was to me what Chris Tucker was to 13-year-olds when I made 'Rush Hour.' And 'Rush Hour' really came out of the fact that I grew up watching 'Beverly Hills Cop' and '48 Hrs.'

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

Brett Ratner