Guy Ritchie Talks Madonna, Adoption, and Crappy Movies

Director Guy Ritchie talked to UK paper the Observer recently and revealed that adoption may be on the horizon, among other things. I’ve included only the marginally interesting stuff. Most of it was pretty dry.

Does he think Swept Away would have worked better if Madonna wasn’t in it?
‘Um, well…’ He struggles for the appropriate words, or just the politic ones. ‘It’s impossible not to take her fame out of the equation - and I suppose I was incredibly naive about that,’ he says, a rare concession from this solidly self-assured man with the tree-trunk upper arms (he tries to do ju-jitsu for an hour every day). ‘The thing was,’ he continues, ‘it was a very low-budget film, and it was designed as a very small thing - but there’s no such thing when she’s involved. So… I just don’t accept that’s a bad film. It’s exactly the film I intended to make. It’s supposed to be ironic, and the most politically incorrect film of its period. But the irony was lost by the enormity of her fame, I suppose.’

Would he describe himself as a follower of Kabbalah?
‘No, I wouldn’t, no. I like to think I’m an objective guy. I have sympathies with many philosophies, and I think it’d be a mistake to be a follower of anything, really.’

People assume that because Madonna is a follower, it’s a point of tension in their marriage.
‘I just think any intelligent human being has to remain, if you can, objective. I like the idea that everyone’s free to think what it is they think as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else.’

On whether they’re trying to adopt another child:
“Possibly”

Is your pub [The Punchbowl, in London’s Mayfair] overcharging tourists?
‘I hope so!’

After adopting David two years ago, are you and Madonna trying to adopt another child from Malawi, named Mercy?
‘Possibly.’

According to Christopher Ciccone’s recent book/exposé about his now-estranged sister, you’re a homophobe who, among other things, gave the gay, sometime interior designer a lot of trouble about a closet you wanted built.
‘Really? Was that a metaphorical closet? What do I make of that book? I don’t make anything of the book. The poor chap wrote it out of desperation. I don’t think it’d be intelligent to comment on that. I can’t give too much equity [sic] in what the chap’s gonna write in that book. But,’ he concludes with a grin, ‘you’d be hard pushed to be a homophobe and marry Madonna.’
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Blah, Blah, blah. All that’s nice and all but why hasn’t anyone ever asked him about that strap-on his wife was pictured carrying? Who’s she using the Penetrator on? Hmm? HMMM!?

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