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 KUBRICKThe 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 KUBRICKHow does anybody ever think of anything?
STANLEY KUBRICKThe 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 KUBRICKGod has a hard-on for a Marine because we kill everything we see. He plays His game, we play ours.
STANLEY KUBRICKEverything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better.
STANLEY KUBRICKAll my life I’ve always spoiled the things that meant the most to me.
STANLEY KUBRICKEverybody has their black moments.
STANLEY KUBRICKI’m just an old man and I smell bad, remember?
STANLEY KUBRICKBad films gave me the courage to try making a movie
STANLEY KUBRICKIt’s a mistake to confuse pity with love.
STANLEY KUBRICKDon’t get obsessed with not liking a movie.
STANLEY KUBRICKI’m happy – at times – making films. I’m certainly unhappy not making films.
STANLEY KUBRICKThe great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.
STANLEY KUBRICKIt’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.
STANLEY KUBRICKDon’t do anything. Just tolerate me and let me suffer, knowing how you feel.
STANLEY KUBRICKThere’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