Stanley Kubrick — "The most dangerous animal in the world is a human being with a good idea and a b…"

"Everything serious the drill instructor says, such as 'A rifle is only a tool, it is a hard heart that kills', is completely true."

"I don't believe in happy endings. I believe in realistic endings, and sometimes realism is not happy."

"No. To see a film once and write a review is an absurdity. Yet very few critics ever see a film twice or write about films from a leisurely, thoughtful perspective."

"Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous."

"The very nature of the film medium demands that the director be a kind of dictator. You have to be."