Stanley Kubrick — "The purpose of art is to make us feel. Not necessarily to make us happy."

"I'm not interested in making films that are politically correct. I'm interested in making films that are true to human nature, however ugly that may be."

"The only way to deal with the insane is to become insane yourself."

"The most dangerous animal in the world is a human being with a good idea and a bad conscience."

"I like to think of myself as a storyteller. That's what I am, essentially."

"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."