Brett Ratner

Miami Beach - that's where I grew up, in a middle-class Jewish family led by my maternal grandfather. Me, my great-grandmother -…

— Brett Ratner

In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business.

— Brett Ratner

I've worked with a hundred of the biggest artists in the world, from Madonna to Mariah Carey, and he [Michael Jackson] is…

— Brett Ratner

I'm a laugher and a lover of comedy.

— Brett Ratner

I'm constantly being visually stimulated.

— 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…

— Brett Ratner

I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.

— Brett Ratner

I'd want to marry Cate Blanchett, date Kate Bosworth, and spend the weekend with Elisha Cuthbert.

— Brett Ratner

I'm definitely not a nerd.

— 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…

— Brett Ratner

Less money sometimes allows you to be more creative.

— Brett Ratner

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…

— Brett Ratner

I've been a book collector since I was young, since I was a kid.

— Brett Ratner

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

— 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…

— Brett Ratner

I used to date Olivia Munn.. when she was Lisa. That was the problem. She wasn't Asian back then.

— Brett Ratner

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

— Brett Ratner

I've watched 'Being There' over 50 times, and every time I watch it, I love every frame. I just wish I had…

— Brett Ratner

When I was 13, Eddie Murphy was to me what Chris Tucker was to 13-year-olds when I made 'Rush Hour.' And 'Rush…

— Brett Ratner

I want people to see my movies. My talent, my sensibilities are what people want to see in the movies... While I…

— Brett Ratner

I love everything black, because black is cool. When something crosses over, people are like, "Oh, this is a crossover." First of…

— 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…

— Brett Ratner

My mom had me when she was 16, and I was an only child, which is probably why I received a lot…

— Brett Ratner

Movies are the biggest export in the world, the biggest American export. It influences people all over the world. Music and movies.…

— Brett Ratner

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…

— Brett Ratner