"Everything has already been done. every story has……" — Stanley Kubrick
"Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better."
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75 Quotes by Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick has 75 quotes on this site.
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The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain…
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I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, Mr. President, but I do say not more than ten to…
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Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains…
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The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.
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The reality of the final moment, just before shooting [the scene], is so powerful that all previous analysis must yield…
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The most terrifying fact about the universe not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent
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If you really want to communicate something, even if it’s just an emotion or an attitude, let alone an idea,…
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I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm…
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I don't think that writers or painters or filmmakers function because they have something they particularly want to say. They…
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I haven't come across any recent new ideas in film that strike me as being particularly important and that have…
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The lasting and ultimately most important reputation of a film is not based on reviews, but on what, if anything,…
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I've got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists. Neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to…
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