Quotes from Guy Ritchie

It'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.

You get a different kick out of all aspects of filmmaking.

I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.

Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can't think of anything I'd want to spend my money on.

I'm not under too much of an illusion of how smart or un-smart I am because filmmaking ultimately is about teamwork.

I like death. I'm a big fan of it.

Previously, on Lock, Stock, I went to bed at two in the morning and woke up at five in the morning, and on this one I was known to nod off on the set occasionally.

I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.

What 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.

It's about not letting the internal enemy, the real enemy, have his way because the more he does the stronger he becomes. The film's about the devastating results that can manifest from the internal enemy being unbridled and allowed to unleash chaos.

We'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.

I'd like to work with the missus, but there's nothing in the pipeline at the moment.

All the other guys I think had a scream on Lock, Stock. They just had a laugh and a crack, and thought it would never come out; they were just having a good time. On this one, I felt that.

On Lock, Stock, we didn't know where the money for shooting the next day was coming from.

In fact, 95% of the people in my films have been nothing less than a pleasure to work with.

It's still too early to say how my wife will influence my life. But I do already know that it's sometimes hard work living with her.

If you change the rules on what controls you... you will change the rules on what you can control.

Jake Green isn't just Jake Green. Jake represents all of us. The colour green is the central column of the spectrum and the name Jake has all sorts of numerical values. All things come back to him within the film's world of cons and games.

I like to think that we've got a plan, so let's stick to it. That said, once we've stuck to it, we're allowed as much improvisation as anyone cares to indulge themselves in.

I think there's a natural system in your own head about how much violence the scene warrants. It's not an intellectual process, it's an instinctive process.

I can understand that the whole world is interested in my wife Madonna. That's even why I married her.

Sugar is responsible for a lot of deaths. Arguably more than crack cocaine.