Life really is very brief.

I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path.

I don't think that digital photography is romantic yet. It's not sympathetic the way that film is.

Fifteen dollar too beaucoup. Five dollars each... Five dollars is all my mom allows me to spend.

And if I was going to go there – the only person you can really compare Batman to, of those characters, would be Iron Man, another rich guy who has the ability to make fantastic toys – so if you want to take Batman and Iron Man and put them in a battle, that’s an interesting battle. But if you want to take Christian Bale and Robert Downey Jr. and put them in a UFC fighting cage, Christian Bale will – to quote Full Metal Jacket – tear Robert Downey Jr.’s head off and sh-t down his neck.

Stanley didn't shy away from true humanity or from the ugliness that all people are capable of.

Life really is very brief.