Big Quote by Steven Soderbergh

I liked Stanley Kubrick from the start. He had a warm, benign nature and offered himself to you as a friend and ally. He…

— Steven Berkoff

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…

— David Brooks

Stanley Kubrick was very selective when he went into a close-up. Every director has his taste in a performance, but Stanley would explore a…

— Tom Cruise

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…

— Terry Southern

I adore Stanley Kubrick, all of his films were different, not just in subject but tonally.

— Olga Tokarczuk

Stanley Kubrick was a big inspiration. People accuse me of never using my own material. But when did Kubrick? You look at his films…

— Frank Darabont

Blue Movie was based on an idea that Stanley Kubrick had. Somebody came by one day with some porn footage.

— 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

Standing beneath the white light of an Apple store is like standing on a Stanley Kubrick movie set. His '2001: A Space Odyssey' predicted…

— Wesley Morris

Stanley Kubrick was brilliant at getting under the audience's skin. He was very interested in the idea of, 'How can I tell this with…

— Tom Cruise

[Stanley] Kubrick was a fascinating, larger than life guy who had been a friend for many years prior to our working together on that…

— Sydney Pollack

[Stanley] Kubrick was a great artist and a perfectionist. He always wanted the exact right thing. He did a million takes. Everything had to…

— Woody Allen