Brett Ratner Quotes

We want box office success, critical acclaim, awards and everything else. But I think when the audience likes a film, that appreciation is far more fulfilling, far more satisfying than any award.

'Kangal Marapathilai' is an off-beat story and I am hopeful of getting a few awards after the movie.

All my films have been criticised, but here I stand with six superhits and three 100-crore films!

Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retrospect, one can see that certain films, let's say Leaving Las Vegas, demonstrated its own success.

I have been in a lot of movies, but none of them are critics' darlings, you might say.

Ideally, I'd like to have a movie that people like and makes money.

I don't think 'Cocktail' was a perfect critical success, but it touched a vein in our culture.

I was on the set of 'Braveheart' and my mate says to me, 'Do you think this film will be any good?' And I really meant this, too, I told him 'Let me put it this way - It won't win any awards.' Cut to: five Oscars.

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

My aim is that each of my films should be on the top five or, at least, the top 10 lists of the year.

If the film is nominated for awards, and even if it wins them, it doesn't make the movie any better, just as if it's ignored that doesn't make the movie any worse.

I'm looking for films that can resonate and hopefully have some level of critical importance but also have commercial viability and can put butts in seats. At the end of the day, that is the name of the game. And if you can find that perfect balance, then that's the sweet spot.

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

When you do a film, you always hope that the film will do well but you don't think beyond that.

I mean, obviously it's exciting for me to see what 'The Revenant' is doing in the box office. That's very exciting.

'Kahaani' gave me popularity and 'Gangs of Wasseypur' stardom.

I think a director is hugely responsible for the fate of a film, so if it does well, he should be appreciated. As an actor, I can only perform well or choose to work with a good director in a good film.

I would really want all my films to make money. But this weekend calculation is the most dangerous thing because, based on the amount collected in the first weekend, they start declaring the film a hit or a flop. It can't be.

Big-budget movies might have huge marketing budgets, but only some films have the content to stand out.

I don't make films for critics, and I'm not particularly interested in what they have to say, and they don't have a bearing on my audiences.

'Badlapur' was my first film that did well, commercially. People have also watched the other films that I have made, but they didn't bring in the footfall.

We work hard on every film, and then it's up to the audience whether they like it or not. At the end of the day, it is the audience wish what to accept and what not.

2008 was a good year as 'Gaja' was a hit.

'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.

Making a film on Mary Kom means that people should be watching it across the globe; it should be that level.