The essence of dramatic form is to let an idea come over people without it being plainly stated. When you say something… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
The whole idea of god is absurd. If anything, '2001' shows that what some people call 'god' is simply an acceptable term… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
The lasting and ultimately most important reputation of a film is not based on reviews, but on what, if anything, people say… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
When I made my first film, I think the thing was probably helped me the most was that it was such an… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
It's a passion when you're doing it for other people and you're doing it for the people around you making the film… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
If you really want to communicate something, even if it’s just an emotion or an attitude, let alone an idea, the least… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
Busy people begrudge the days being short. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
Some people demand a five-line capsule summary. Something you'd read in a magazine. They want you to say, 'This is the story… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
From the very beginning, all of my films have divided the critics. Some have thought them wonderful, and others have found very… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
You know, I often thought that the gangster and the artist are the same in the eyes of the masses. They're admired and hero-worshipped… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
Man isn't a noble savage, he's an ignoble savage. He is irrational, brutal, weak, silly, unable to be objective about anything where his own… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
It's a passion when you're doing it for other people and you're doing it for the people around you making the film and the… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
New York was the only really hostile city. Perhaps there is a certain element of the lumpen literati that is so dogmatically atheist and… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
“ [When asked if he had ever learned anything about his work from film criticism] No. To see a film once and write a… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
How could we possibly appreciate the Mona Lisa if Leonardo had written at the bottom of the canvas: 'The lady is smiling because she… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
I will say that the God concept is at the heart of 2001 but not any traditional, anthromorphic image of God. I don't believe… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
