“The whole idea that a movie should be seen only once is an extension of our traditional conception of the film as an ephemeral entertainment rather than as a visual work of art. We don’t believe that we should hear a great piece of music only once, or see a great painting once, or even read a great book just once. But the film had until recent years been exempted from the category of art – a situation I’m glad is finally changing.”
-“The Playboy Interview,” Stanley Kubrick on 2001, 1968
Wisdom – Stanley Kubrick
“The whole idea that a movie should be seen only once is an extension of our traditional conception of the film as an ephemeral entertainment rather than as a visual work of art. We don’t believe that we should hear a great piece of music only once, or see a great painting once, or even read a great book just once. But the film had until recent years been exempted from the category of art – a situation I’m glad is finally changing.”
-“The Playboy Interview,” Stanley Kubrick on 2001, 1968