Stanley Quotes

Stanley Kubrick taught me to believe in myself artistically. I spent my 20s raising my children, and wanting to, and being married. That was my driving force. And then he said to me, "No, you have to respect your talent, and give it some space, and give it some time." Which was a lovely thing to be given. And my children were a little older then.

- Nicole Kidman

(On one of his most famous characters, Stanley Kowalski from A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)) "Kowalski was always right, and never afraid. He never wondered, he never doubted. His ego was very secure. And he had the kind of brutal aggressiveness that I hate. I`m afraid of it. I detest the character."

- Marlon Brando

Even today I meet people who think of me automatically as a tough, insensitive, coarse guy named Stanley Kowalski. They can`t help it, but, it is troubling.

- Marlon Brando

Intellectually I`d love to play Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" . . . Can`t you just imagine me down in the streets yelling, "Stella! Stella!" God, the critics would have a lot of fun with that one.

- Roddy McDowall

"Just because you`re a perfectionist doesn`t mean you`re perfect." - On Stanley Kubrick

- Jack Nicholson

"That movie was all right to make, but you know Stanley likes to do a lot of takes. It gets kind of boring, but when you take a job you do it." (on working with director Stanley Kubrick on "The Shining")

- Scatman Crothers

(When asked what his favorite Stanley Kubrick film was): "A Clockwork Orange (1971)! I never saw any of the others."

- Malcolm McDowell

(about Eyes Wide Shut (1999)) We knew from the beginning the level of commitment needed. We felt honored to work with Stanley Kubrick. We were going to do what it took to do this picture, whatever time, because I felt - and Nic (Nicole Kidman) did, too - that this was going to be a really special time for us. We knew it would be difficult. But I would have absolutely kicked myself if I hadn`t done this.

- Tom Cruise

(On refusing to grant clemency to condemned killer Stanley Tookie Williams) After studying the evidence, searching the history, listening to the arguments and wrestling with the profound consequences, I could find no justification for granting clemency. The facts do not justify overturning the jury`s verdict, or the decisions of the courts in this case.

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Probably my four favorite directors are Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Stanley Kubrick and Luis Buñuel, because with all of their work you can think beyond the edges of the film. They`re not films that dictate to you, this is what you must think. They`re all films that have compelling stories, but there are thoughts beyond the films themselves.

- Crispin Glover

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all figured out.

- Joel Coen

I hate Stanley Clark, but I have to admit he`s playing Jazz whether I like it or not.

- Lester Bangs

I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams.

- Mark Messier

Bad guys stand out in people`s minds. If you think about De Niro or Pacino, you`re not going to stay Stanley and Iris, you are not going to say Author! Author! Even with Brando, you are going to say The Godfather or Street Car. It is the edgier characters that are remembered. That`s my rationalization.

- Ray Liotta

Stanley Kubrick was a great artist. I say this all the time and people think I`m being facetious. I`m not. Kubrick was a guy who obsessed over details and did 100 takes, and you know, I don`t feel that way. If I`m shooting a film and it`s 6 o`clock at night and I`ve got a take, and I think I might be able to get a better take if I stayed, but the Knicks tipoff is at 7:30, then that`s it. The crews love working on my movies because they know they`ll be home by 6.

- Woody Allen

He`s only 4 years old, so I don`t think he realized, you know, that I played so many years. Of course, we watch tapes here from the Stanley Cup years, but I don`t think he realized how many years I played.

- Mario Lemieux

I`ve been through a lot with them, winning the Stanley Cup and playing in the World Cup together. I`ve known Brad since I was 14 so to be part of this with him, it`s going to be a great experience and we`ll never forget it.

- Vincent Lecavalier

(on Stanley Kubrick) We`re all children of Kubrick, aren`t we? Is there anything you can do that he hasn`t done?

- Paul Thomas Anderson

says Stanley Crouch, the writer who long urged Rollins to trust Smith. ``It actually creates a kind of a reevaluation of what we consider musical creativity. When you hear this, these chumps in hip-hop and rock, they`re jokes compared to Sonny Rollins.

- Carl Smith

I got the boot once from Stanley Donen. The film was called The Little Prince.

- Julie Harris

Stanley didn`t shy away from true humanity or from the ugliness that all people are capable of.

- Matthew Modine

(on director Stanley Kubrick) By the time of "Dr. Strangelove" he had become very human -- maybe it was the power that came with successes like "Lolita" -- for he is now very strong. My first day was torture. I was nervous, scared, did 48 takes. I expected Kubrick to explode but instead he was gentle, calmed me, convinced me that the fear in my eyes would help the character.

- Sterling Hayden

We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that`s when you know it`s game over.

- Steve Yzerman

My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.

- Sally Kirkland

I have always been a huge fan of Ridley Scott and certainly when I was a kid. Alien, Blade Runner just blew me away because they created these extraordinary worlds that were just completely immersive. I was also an enormous Stanley Kubrick fan for similar reasons.

- Christopher Nolan

You need players like them to win the Stanley Cup and they certainly deserve this great honor. They earned it through their hard work. I think both of them were great, great team players so I had the good fortune to play with both of them.

- Jean Beliveau

Dickie was a key component of the five consecutive Stanley Cups we won.

- Jean Beliveau

It`ll be good to have Ozzie back, ... We know each other, we get along. He`s a good goalie. He won a Stanley Cup here (1998).

- Manny Legace

The Blackhawks had the best offer. They have some young talent. I`ve won the Stanley Cup and I want to do it again.

- Nikolai Khabibulin

I like the direction this team is going in and I`m very happy to be part of it, ... I like what the Blackhawks have done in the last five days and I like the challenge. Winning the Stanley Cup felt so good, I want to do it again.

- Nikolai Khabibulin

Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they win the Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season.

- Peter Bondra

I`d worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me - one of them being Star Wars.

- David Prowse

The Morgan Stanley bid being a dime higher I thought was almost laughable.

- Mark Berry

When I think of Bluegrass music, I don`t immediately think of Bill Monroe or Ralph Stanley. I think of Randy Bailey.

- Tom Brennan

We have given Robert a chance to compete for the Stanley Cup.

- Robert Lang

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.

- Terry Southern

Blue Movie was based on an idea that Stanley Kubrick had. Somebody came by one day with some porn footage.

- Terry Southern

I`m looking forward to meeting him next week at training camp. It`ll be an honor to work with a guy who just won a Stanley Cup (in 2004 with Tampa Bay).

- Craig Anderson

The quarterback was Condredge Holloway part of the time, but Randy Wallace and Pat Ryan also played. Larry Seivers was my roommate. He was a two-time All-America (receiver) while I was there. Stanley Morgan was a tailback and wingback from South Carolina. He ran back kickoffs. He was a great football player. The first day I saw him I said, `oh,` because I was a cornerback and would have to defend him in practice. He could play today. Andy Spiva still holds the record for the most tackles in a career.

- David Parsons

The 10 Stanley Cups, that was with the help of my teammates,

- Andy Townsend

But the Stanley Cups, the Summit series, the Hall of Fame and now having my jersey retired - it couldn`t end up better.

- Andy Townsend

] came out in 1955, my first reviews were puffs. Then Stanley wrote a long, somewhat censorious review in Poetry magazine. He gave me hell about some things. He said good things about my skill, but it was a case of lots of skill but not much self-knowledge. Stanley was right .

- Angela Puleo

I know in our sport, ... you can win a Stanley Cup by doing what we`re doing. Tampa Bay just did it.

- Angela Reed

It`ll be good for the Devils. Outside of this state, they say New Jersey doesn`t have a city to carry around the Stanley Cup, they have a parking lot instead,

- Annemarie Conroy

The acquisition of Stanley Leisure`s retail operations substantially enhances our market position,

- Anson Chan

He was the best defensive player when they won their two Stanley Cups. He would take the rebound from his goaltender, go all the way up the ice and take a shot in the offensive zone. And he`d come back another 200 feet, make the defensive play again. Great talents can play defense, and he was terrific in that series.

- Anthony Vasiliou

When those things happen, there will be a little bit of notoriety, ... That`s very easy for me to deal with because I`ve never played hockey just for that reason, the honors. If I didn`t get those honors, that would be fine too. I always like to play well and do well. Some things go hand in hand. What I really want from hockey is a Stanley Cup ring.

- Antonio Gates

Philly`s the early front-runner for the Stanley Cup. Getting Forsberg is really the icing to their cake. He has had his injury problems, and he did get hurt (last season) in Sweden, but he fits right into their mix.

- Anwar el-Sadat

Morgan Stanley has tremendous strengths as a global financial services firm, but it is clear that our current level of profitability is unacceptable and we need to improve our performance, ... Our overriding goal for Morgan Stanley is to be the clear leader in offering premier, innovative financial services to our clients, while delivering superior returns to our shareholders. The decisions to keep Discover, divest the aircraft leasing business and strengthen our retail business are our first steps toward achieving that goal.

- Art Walker

Morgan Stanley achieved strong revenue growth this quarter, particularly across all aspects of our institutional securities business,

- Art Walker