Guy Richie Biography

On Madonna’s song ‘Lucky Star’ being included on the soundtrack of ‘Snatch’:
“The missus wants to be a singer. I thought I'd give her a break, open a few doors. I suspect she's going to be big.”

On Brad Pitt in ‘Snatch’:
“He was one of the lads right from the start, a top boy who doesn't mince around. Out of everyone he was probably more of a gent than anyone - he made cups of tea for the punters on set.”

On comparisons with Tarantino:
“He's obviously a very talented filmmaker so it's flattering if anything, but I'm completely unfazed by comparisons.”

On Jason Statham in ‘Revolver’:
“Apart from the fact that I don’t like him, don’t trust him and have no respect for him as a chess player, Jason and I work quite well together. Actually, Jason forced me into using him. He threatened me with violence. The rest of the cast I have more affection for.”

On the role of violence in his films:
“My approach to violence is that if it’s pertinent, if that’s the kind of movie you’re making, then it has a purpose…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 like to think it’s not violence for the sake of violence and in this particular film, it’s actually violence for the annihilation of violence.”