If you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered. Stanley Kubrick brilliantlyconsolecreate Change image and share on social
I am afraid of aeroplanes. I've been able to avoid flying for some time, but I suppose, if I had to, I would. Perhaps it's a case of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing. At one time, I had a pilot's licence and 160 hours of solo time on single-engine light aircraft. Unfortunately, all that seemed to do was make me mistrust large aeroplanes. Stanley Kubrick aeroplaneafraidaircraft share on social
Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but the best thing that young filmmakers should do is to get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all. Stanley Kubrick camerafilmfilmmaker Change image and share on social
Part of my problem is that I cannot dispel the myths that have somehow accumulated over the years. Somebody writes something, it's completely off the wall, but it gets filed and repeated until everyone believes it. For instance, I've read that I wear a football helmet in the car. Stanley Kubrick accumulatebelievecar share on social
The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle. Stanley Kubrick artconveyemotion Change image and share on social
Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you're in trouble. Stanley Kubrick chesscontrolexcitement share on social
Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling. Stanley Kubrick amusementbumpercar share on social
If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed. Stanley Kubrick filmthinkwrite Change image and share on social
There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die. Stanley Kubrick dieencouragefundamentally Change image and share on social
What do you take me for? A fourteen karat sucker? Stanley Kubrick fourteenkaratsucker Change image and share on social