112 Quotes by Brett Ratner

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.

I learn more from the audience than I can from anybody else. Not from what they write on the scorecards, but how they respond to the movie while they’re watching it – where they laugh and where they react.

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.

I look for stuff that I’m passionate about.

I’m definitely not a nerd.

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.

Michael Jackson doesn’t really belong on this planet. He’s the most important figure in the history of music. He’ll be remembered far longer than George Bush will. 200 years from now, people will be talking about Michael Jackson, and no one’s going to mention George Bush.

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.

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