Before I did 'Rush Hour,' I was a big fan of Jackie Chan movies and I had seen all of them.
Brett RatnerI hate the iPhone. I love the BlackBerry - BlackBerry wins in my opinion. The iPhone is a toy.
Brett RatnerWhen I was 13, Eddie Murphy was to me what Chris Tucker was to 13-year-olds when I made 'Rush Hour.' And 'Rush Hour' really came out of the fact that I grew up watching 'Beverly Hills Cop' and '48 Hrs.'
Brett RatnerMovies are the biggest export in the world, the biggest American export. It influences people all over the world. Music and movies. That's what's exciting about what we do, the fact that it's so global. It brings people together. People don't have to understand the language to laugh at actors. They're going to laugh even though they don't understand what they're saying. Cause they're seeing it.
Brett Ratner