Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
Part of my problem is that I cannot dispel the myths that have somehow accumulated over the years. Somebody writes something, it's completely off the wall, but it gets filed and repeated until everyone believes it. For instance, I've read… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 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 and the… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“ [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 Image
![“[When asked if he had ever learned anything about his work from film criticism] No. To see a film once and write a review is an absurdity. Yet very few critics ever see a film twice or write about films from a leisurely, thoughtful perspective. The reviews that distinguish most critics…” quote by Stanley Kubrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/de4/stanley-kubrick-3001_bad-criticism_when-asked-if-he-had-ever-learned-anythi_196339.jpg)
