Kubrick Quotes

39 Kubrick quotes by 30 unique authors

Stanley Kubrick is one of the geniuses of this century. — Roberto Benigni
We knew from the beginning the level of commitment needed. We felt honored to work with Stanley Kubrick. We were going to do what it… — Tom Cruise
We’re all children of Kubrick, aren’t we? Is there anything you can do that he hasn’t done? — Paul Thomas Anderson
It's so hard to do anything that doesn't owe some kind of debt to what Stanley Kubrick did with music in movies. Inevitably, you're going… — Paul Thomas Anderson
Kubrick is a machine, a mutant, a Martian. He has no human feeling whatsoever. But it's great when the machine films other machines, as in… — Jacques Rivette
Kubrick's vision seemed to be that humans are doomed, whereas Clarke's is that humans are moving on to a better stage of evolution. — Marvin Minsky
For me the most moving moment came when I first started working on 2001. I was already in awe of him, and he had very… — Keir Dullea
There's no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just go out and watch a play. Kubrick showed us… — Bryan Singer
Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy. — R. Lee Ermey
I generally like very visually striking films. I love a lot of Stanley Kubrick's films. I would have to say 'Dr. Strangelove', which of course… — Dave Gibbons
How would you compare Polanski or Kubrick? I try not to do any comparisons. — Tim Roth
Watching a Kubrick film is like gazing up at a mountaintop. You look up and wonder, how could anyone have climbed that high? — Martin Scorsese
When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor. — Terry Southern
I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me -… — David Prowse
It's often the case with directors that they don't like to share credit, which is the case of Stanley. He would prefer just A Film… — Terry Southern
Stanley Kubrick went with his gut feeling: he directed 'Dr. Strangelove' as a black comedy. The film is routinely described as a masterpiece. — Tim Cahill
Yeah, Kubrick's a big influence. In something like 'A Clockwork Orange,' he is trying to use the practical light - I mean, at least he… — Gus Van Sant
I will watch everything that Cary Grant did, or Kubrick made or Bergman. — Tim Roth
Stanley Kubrick was a big inspiration. People accuse me of never using my own material. But when did Kubrick? You look at his films and… — Frank Darabont
Kubrick's films have life - they just never die. — R. Lee Ermey
Stanley Kubrick, I had been told, hates interviews. It's hard to know what to expect of the man if you've only seen his films. One… — Tim Cahill
With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them. — Ken Adam
It's almost inherent, but I'm a massive [Stanley] Kubrick fan. I'm a big admirer of what guys like Christopher Nolan have been able to do.… — David Brooks
When I was a kid and I was being introduced to science fiction by watching movies with my Dad, Kubrick is one of those guys… — Duncan Jones
The genius is not in how much Stanley Kubrick does in “2001: A Space Odyssey,'' but in how little. This is the work of an… — Roger Ebert

Who Wrote These Kubrick Quotes

30 authors contributed a total of 39 Kubrick Quotes, led by these top contributors: