There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat

Writing on a contract for a major studio you get the very best.

I like to work at night.

Sometimes we would be staked out in the middle of the river, several barges tied together. So we could party.

When I finally made it to the set, I spent a lot of time doing damage control on The Magic Christian.

An absolutely devastating ridicule of all that is false, primitive, and vicious in current American life: the abuses of power, hero worship, aimless violence, materialistic obsession, intolerance, and every form of hypocrisy.

It's often the case with directors that they don't like to share credit, which is the case of Stanley. He would prefer just A Film By Stanley Kubrick including music and everything.