The whole idea of god is absurd. If anything, ‘2001’ shows that what some people call ‘god’ is simply an acceptable term for their ignorance. What they don’t understand, they call ‘god’ -Stanley Kubrick, interview, 1963
STANLEY KUBRICKI’ve never laid a cane on the back of a lord before, but if you force me to I shall speedily become used to the practice.
More Stanley Kubrick Quotes
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I’ve never laid a cane on the back of a lord before, but if you force me to I shall speedily become used to the practice.
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You either connect or you don’t connect. It’s not the end of the world. It’s a movie.
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Either you care, or you don’t. There’s no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way.
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Here’s to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it’s caused me.
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You’re constantly changing man. But the film’s not changing. The film stays the same. That’s the beautiful aspect of it.
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Don’t get obsessed with not liking a movie.
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You’re an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.
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I, uh, don’t think it’s quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.
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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.
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There’s something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories.
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God has a hard-on for a Marine because we kill everything we see. He plays His game, we play ours.
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It’s crazy how you can get yourself in a mess sometimes and not even be able to think about it with any sense and yet not be able to think about anything else.
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The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.
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I’m just an old man and I smell bad, remember?
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It’s a mistake to confuse pity with love.
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