Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can’t think of anything I’d want to spend my money on.
GUY RITCHIEOther than the fact that I like a country house, I can’t think of anything I’d want to spend my money on.
GUY RITCHIEI think it’s that much harder to make a good comedy than it is straight and apparently serious.
GUY RITCHIEI’m not politically motivated. I used to be – passionately. I used to be very Left wing. Then I went very Right wing, and now I rest somewhere in the middle.
GUY RITCHIEIt’s not easy to strap yourself down to a desk and bash on a keyboard when you know you can direct lots of films, because directing films is fun and interactive and gregarious. Writing isn’t.
GUY RITCHIEThe idea is that that there is no such thing as an external enemy.
GUY RITCHIEI don’t know enough about Woody Allen to be a fan of him.
GUY RITCHIEWhat I liked about American movies when I was a kid was that they’re sort of larger than life and I think I’m still suffering from that reaction.
GUY RITCHIEI think everything you do, characters I always find, have their own voices and once you establish who that character is you find a different voice. I think it’s just a question of establishing that character and the voice speaks through that character.
GUY RITCHIEI live on a bicycle, I live in central London, probably 90 percent of my travel is done on a bicycle. I love bicycles.
GUY RITCHIEIt’s OK to have beliefs, just don’t believe in them.
GUY RITCHIEWe’re not unique. We’re quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn’t work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie.
GUY RITCHIEI suppose directing on set is the most fun because it’s a good crack and you feel you’re on the battlefield whereas writing is a fairly solitary undertaking.
GUY RITCHIEI still love her. But she’s retarded, too.
GUY RITCHIEMy principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I’m not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good.
GUY RITCHIEI like filming in the UK – I’ll sleep in my own bed, which I’m really happy about.
GUY RITCHIEI am relatively familiar with getting a good old rumping from the critics. In some cases, the critics just didn’t like the film – fair cop. Others, I think, didn’t understand it.
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