Stanley Kubrick — "The most powerful thing in the world is an idea whose time has come."

"The most important thing for any director is to have a good script. If you don't have a good script, you might as well not bother."

"I think the big mistake in schools is to try to teach children to be like adults."

"I don't believe in God, but I'm not an atheist. I'm an agnostic. I don't know if there's a God or not, and I don't think anyone else does either."

"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."

"The thing about life is that it's a tragedy, but it's also a comedy. It's both at the same time."