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. Brett Ratner bunchclosedinner Change image and share on social
I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me. Brett Ratner dealdreamhuge Change image and share on social
When you're fearless, you take more risks because you're less conscious of failure or what can go wrong. Brett Ratner consciousfailurefearless Change image and share on social
I look for stuff that I'm passionate about. Brett Ratner passionatestuff Change image and share on social
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. Brett Ratner approachartistchildhood share on social
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. Brett Ratner asianblackcome share on social
Miami Beach - that's where I grew up, in a middle-class Jewish family led by my maternal grandfather. Me, my great-grandmother - a Holocaust survivor, who was my roommate - my grandparents, my mom and her brother all shared a four-bedroom house. Brett Ratner beachbedroombrother share on social
When I do short films, I try to do something completely out of my comfort zone, out of my element. Brett Ratner comfortcompletelyelement Change image and share on social
Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job. Brett Ratner filmjobmake Change image and share on social