I, uh, don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.

The whole idea of god is absurd. If anything, '2001' shows that what some people call 'god' is simply an acceptable term for their ignorance. What they don't understand, they call 'god' -Stanley Kubrick, interview, 1963

You're constantly changing man. But the film's not changing. The film stays the same. That's the beautiful aspect of it.

The destruction of this planet would have no significance on a cosmic scale.

Have you ever had a single moment's thought about my responsibilities?

I love editing. I think I like it more than any other phase of film making. If I wanted to be frivolous, I might say that everything that precedes editing is merely a way of producing film to edit.

When I made my first film, I think the thing was probably helped me the most was that it was such an unusual thing to do in the early 50s for someone who actually go and make a film. People thought it was impossible. It really is terribly easy. All anybody needs is a camera, a tape recorder, and some imagination.