Conversation Quote by Sydney Pollack

Kubrick and I were pretty good friends.

— Sydney Pollack

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

— Olga Tokarczuk

I love Kubrick.

— Justin Lin

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

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

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

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

For me the most moving moment came when I first started working on 2001. I was already in awe of him, and he had…

— Keir Dullea

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all…

— Joel Coen

Really, what I'm doing is an attempt to continue the best work of the people I adore: Francis Coppola and Scorsese and Robert Altman…

— James Gray

I like David Lynch; I like Stanley Kubrick. I'm a big fan of Kubrick.

— Olivier Megaton

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