“The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent... if we come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death -- however mutable… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
“The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. Children, of course, begin life with an untarnished sense of wonder, a capacity to experience total joy at something as simple as the greenness of a leaf; but… — 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 interests are involved-that about sums it up. I'm interested in the brutal and violent nature of man because it's a true picture of him. And any attempt to create social institutions on a false view of… — 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 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 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, unfortunately, are those slambang pans which are easy… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share
