Brett Ratner Quotes

There were scenes that just for length purposes, and knowing that the attention span of kids is not great, don't make it much longer than about 90 minutes.

No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.

The fact is that, unless you are very good, most first movies are too long, and you lose your rhythm and your audience over two or three hours.

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

All my movies, like Revenge, are under two hours.

I don't like extremely long movies. I tend to get a bit impatient. There are definitely exceptions, like 'Lawrence of Arabia,' but for the most part, I feel that movies should usually be shorter and not longer.

I think movies are too long.

The worst thing for people to say about your movies is, "Yeah, it was pretty good, but it was too damn long.".

What I've learned is that life is too short and movies are too long.

I like films that are about two hours not more.

You really have to keep people interested, at all times, until the punch comes. You can do that with a film that lasts 90 to 100 minutes. That's very difficult to do at 160 minutes.

I'm not a long movie person. I have a very short attention span. If you give me a 90-minute movie, that's perfect. When it gets to be two hours, that's a little bit too long for me.

In Tamil, three-hour films are normal.

My problem with both iterations of 'Dark Phoenix' onscreen, the original by Brett Ratner and the newer version by Simon Kinberg, is, I don't think you can do it effectively in 90 minutes.

I don't like movies, TV shows, or books or anything that's preaching to the audience or speaking down to us.

Reality TV is easier to digest if it comes in small amounts.

You have to keep the audience glued by hook or crook.

Creative freedom on television is very limited and I get bored very easily.

The difference between a film that ends up three hours and a film that is envisioned as three hours is that it's written that way.

I basically like the unpredictability factor. When I watch a film, if it becomes predictable, I lose interest in it.

To me, as an audience member, movies always come to a screeching halt when they get to their action scenes. They always feel like they drag on to me.

And to be fair, most documentaries are half an hour too long, anyway. Let's not kid ourselves. Most movies are an hour too long. I will say that the internet has changed everything in terms of distribution and because of iTunes and other outlets like that, length is no longer something you really think about, in my opinion. It's irrelevant.

It's very important for us because we are viewers, first and foremost. We view more than we make. For us, it's important that the viewing experience is fun and thrilling and exciting and fresh and different. Those are our goals when we are writing something. When you watch it in the theatre, which I hope you will, how will you have the best experience possible? That's really important to us, and is the most thrilling.

Anytime a movie lasts, it's really a thrill. I mean, that people can still pick up on it, and still enjoy it, that makes you feel great.

I get nervous when a picture goes beyond two hours.