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Stanley Kubrick Quotes

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 you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it’s really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas Picture Quote #1

You’re an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot Picture Quote #1

I don’t like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what’s even worse, of being quoted exactly Picture Quote #1

One man writes a novel. One man writes a symphony. It is essential that one man make a film Picture Quote #1

There’s something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories Picture Quote #1

Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you’re in trouble Picture Quote #1

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The dead know only one thing, it is better to be alive Picture Quote #1

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don’t want Picture Quote #1

The world’s religions, for all their parochialism, did supply a kind of consolation for this great ache... This shattering recognition of our mortality is at the root of far more mental illness than I suspect even psychiatrists are aware Picture Quote #1

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good Picture Quote #1

The most terrifying fact about the universe not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent Picture Quote #1

If you really want to communicate something, even if it’s just an emotion or an attitude, let alone an idea, the least effective and least enjoyable way is directly. It only goes in about an inch. But if you can get people to the point where they have to think a moment what it is you’re getting at, and then discover it, the thrill of discovery goes right through the heart Picture Quote #1

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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 to do with form. I think that a preoccupation with originality of form is more or less a fruitless thing. A truly original person with a truly original mind will not be able to function in the old form and will simply do something different. Others had much better think of the form as being some sort of classical tradition and try to work within it Picture Quote #1

The lasting and ultimately most important reputation of a film is not based on reviews, but on what, if anything, people say about it over the years, and on how much affection for it they have Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists. Neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are Picture Quote #1

The hardest thing in making a movie is to keep in the front of your consciousness your original response to the material. Because that’s going to be the thing that will make the movie. And the loss of that will break the movie Picture Quote #1

Sanitised violence in movies has been accepted for years. What seems to upset everybody now is the showing of the consequences of violence Picture Quote #1

The feel of the experience is the important thing, not the ability to verbalize or analyze it Picture Quote #1

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Critical opinion on my films has always been salvaged by what I would call subsequent critical opinion Picture Quote #1

The truth of a thing is in the feel of it, not in the think of it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I love editing. I think I like it more than any other phase of film making. If I wanted to be frivolous, I might say that everything that precedes editing is merely a way of producing film to edit Picture Quote #1

All my life I’ve always spoiled the things that meant the most to me Picture Quote #1

Don’t do anything. Just tolerate me and let me suffer, knowing how you feel Picture Quote #1

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A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later Picture Quote #1

The greatest nations have all acted like gangsters and the smallest like prostitutes Picture Quote #1

Any time you take a chance you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk because they can put you away just as fast for a ten dollar heist as they can for a million dollar job Picture Quote #1

Here’s to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it’s caused me Picture Quote #1

I never learned anything at all in school and didn’t read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old Picture Quote #1

The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent, but if we can come to terms with this indifference, then our existence as a species can have genuine meaning. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light Picture Quote #1

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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 you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it’s really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) You’re an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) I don’t like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what’s even worse, of being quoted exactly (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) One man writes a novel. One man writes a symphony. It is essential that one man make a film (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) There’s something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you’re in trouble (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The dead know only one thing, it is better to be alive (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don’t want (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The world’s religions, for all their parochialism, did supply a kind of consolation for this great ache... This shattering recognition of our mortality is at the root of far more mental illness than I suspect even psychiatrists are aware (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The most terrifying fact about the universe not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) If you really want to communicate something, even if it’s just an emotion or an attitude, let alone an idea, the least effective and least enjoyable way is directly. It only goes in about an inch. But if you can get people to the point where they have to think a moment what it is you’re getting at, and then discover it, the thrill of discovery goes right through the heart (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) I haven’t come across any recent new ideas in film that strike me as being particularly important and that have to do with form. I think that a preoccupation with originality of form is more or less a fruitless thing. A truly original person with a truly original mind will not be able to function in the old form and will simply do something different. Others had much better think of the form as being some sort of classical tradition and try to work within it (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The lasting and ultimately most important reputation of a film is not based on reviews, but on what, if anything, people say about it over the years, and on how much affection for it they have (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) I’ve got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists. Neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The hardest thing in making a movie is to keep in the front of your consciousness your original response to the material. Because that’s going to be the thing that will make the movie. And the loss of that will break the movie (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) Sanitised violence in movies has been accepted for years. What seems to upset everybody now is the showing of the consequences of violence (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The feel of the experience is the important thing, not the ability to verbalize or analyze it (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) Critical opinion on my films has always been salvaged by what I would call subsequent critical opinion (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The truth of a thing is in the feel of it, not in the think of it (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) 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 (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) I love editing. I think I like it more than any other phase of film making. If I wanted to be frivolous, I might say that everything that precedes editing is merely a way of producing film to edit (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) All my life I’ve always spoiled the things that meant the most to me (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) Don’t do anything. Just tolerate me and let me suffer, knowing how you feel (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The greatest nations have all acted like gangsters and the smallest like prostitutes (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) Any time you take a chance you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk because they can put you away just as fast for a ten dollar heist as they can for a million dollar job (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) Here’s to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it’s caused me (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) I never learned anything at all in school and didn’t read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old (Stanley Kubrick Quotes) The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent, but if we can come to terms with this indifference, then our existence as a species can have genuine meaning. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light (Stanley Kubrick Quotes)

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