“In 1960 Stanley Kubrick gave this radio interview around the time that he made ‘Lolita.’ And the interviewer was asking him to suggest ways to improve the film industry for filmmakers and studios and exhibitors. And Kubrick had a number of interesting suggestions. But, at the end he said, ‘And I feel like these are some of the ways that filmmakers can make films that are both more daring and more sincere.’
And that phrase, ‘More daring and more sincere,’ hit me like a ton of bricks. It really struck me as the best definition of what makes something good that I’d ever heard. Is the film an expression about the human predicament that comes from a sincere place? And is it being expressed in a way that’s never been done before or in a way that’s truly daring?”
Wisdom – Mark Romanek
“In 1960 Stanley Kubrick gave this radio interview around the time that he made ‘Lolita.’ And the interviewer was asking him to suggest ways to improve the film industry for filmmakers and studios and exhibitors. And Kubrick had a number of interesting suggestions. But, at the end he said, ‘And I feel like these are some of the ways that filmmakers can make films that are both more daring and more sincere.’
And that phrase, ‘More daring and more sincere,’ hit me like a ton of bricks. It really struck me as the best definition of what makes something good that I’d ever heard. Is the film an expression about the human predicament that comes from a sincere place? And is it being expressed in a way that’s never been done before or in a way that’s truly daring?”
-Mark Romanek