All Stanley Kubrick Quotes
- When I made my first film, I think the thing was probably helped me the most was that it was such an unusual thing to… Actually Go
- You either care or you don’t. Care
- You're free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film—and such speculation is one indication that it has succeeded… Allegorical
- The truth of a thing is in the feel of it, not in the think of it. Feel
- I don't like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what's even worse, of being quoted exactly. Even Worse
- Nothing is as dangerous as a sure thing. Dangerous
- A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. Fiction
- Art consists of reshaping life but it does not create life, nor cause life. Art
- Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea. Another Idea
- Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous. Anyone
- The best education in film is to make one Best
- 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… Amusement
- Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better. Been
- I didn't want murder. It's all gone wrong. All
- How does anybody ever think of anything? Anybody
- It's impossible to tell you what I'm going to do except to say that I expect to make the best movie ever made. Best
- My reputation has grown slowly. Grown
- I have always enjoyed dealing with a slightly surrealistic situation and presenting it in a realistic manner. I've always liked fairy tales and myths, magical… Always Enjoyed
- A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme,… All
- The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes. Acted
- A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper. Buys
- It's crazy how you can get yourself in a mess sometimes and not even be able to think about it with any sense and yet… Able
- You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches… Better
- It's a mistake to confuse pity with love. Confuse
- If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed. Filmed