2001 A Space Odyssey Quotes

• Good morning, Dr. Chandra. This is Hal. I am ready for my first lesson.

  Arthur C. Clarke

  Morning, Drs, Lessons

  Arthur C. Clarke (2012). “2010: Odyssey Two”, p.134, RosettaBooks

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• It is amazing that 2001: A Space Odyssey has not aged at all, except for a few minor technical gadgets. The main reason is, of course, the philosophical or spiritual element in this story. We know as little today about the secrets of Creation and evolution as we knew before, and it is not likely that we'll ever know much more. We'll have to be satisfied, as Kubrick was, respectfully admiring the potential for evolution within the mystery of the universe's creation.

  Jan Harlan

  Spiritual, Philosophical, Space

  "EXCLUSIVE: Jan Harlan Creates Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures". Interview with Evan Jacobs, movieweb.com. October 24, 2007.

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• The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children.

  Arthur C. Clarke

  Mother, Children, Farewell

  Arthur C. Clarke (2012). “2001: A Space Odyssey”, p.84, RosettaBooks

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• If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting, etc., it is still a gold standard for science fiction.

  Matthew Modine

  Photography, Art, Space

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• Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do! I'm half crazy, all for the love of you! It won't be a stylish marriage I can't afford a carriage But you'll look sweet upon the seat Of a bicycle built for two!

  Harry Dacre

  Love, Sweet, Crazy

  "Daisy Bell" (song) (1892)

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• The genius is not in how much Stanley Kubrick does in “2001: A Space Odyssey,'' but in how little. This is the work of an artist so sublimely confident that he doesn't include a single shot simply to keep our attention. He reduces each scene to its essence, and leaves it on screen long enough for us to contemplate it, to inhabit it in our imaginations. Alone among science-fiction movies, “2001'' is not concerned with thrilling us, but with inspiring our awe.

  Roger Ebert

  Artist, Space, Essence

  Roger Ebert (2012). “33 Movies to Restore Your Faith in Humanity: Ebert's Essentials”, p.120, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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• As filmmakers, we want the audience to have the most complete experience they can. For example, I interviewed Stanley Kubrick years ago around the time of '2001: A Space Odyssey.' I was going to see the film that night in London, and he insisted I sit in one of four seats in the theater for the best view or not watch the film.

  Michael Mann

  Night, Views, Years

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• Young people today are flooded with disconnected images but lack a sympathetic instrument to analyze them as well as a historical frame of reference in which to situate them. I am reminded of an unnerving scene in Stanley Kubrick's epic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, where an astronaut, his air hose cut by the master computer gone amok, spins helplessly off into space.

  Camille Paglia

  Cutting, Epic, Space

  "The Magic of Images: Word and Picture in a Media Age". Arion Vol. 11, no 3, Spring 2004.

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• I watch 2001: A Space Odyssey every time it’s on. I made the kids watch it every time, too, and now they just love watching it. Stanley Kubrick’s great. And Blade Runner is one of my top three science fiction films. A lot of it has come true.

  Bruce Willis

  Kids, Space, Blade Runner

  "Bruce Willis: Maybe he really is a sci-fi guy". Interview with Peter Howell, www.thestar.com. September 27, 2012.

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• 2001: A Space Odyssey was a wonderful conundrum when I was a boy, with its giant concepts thrown across the giant screen at Indian Hills Theater. That movie woke me up in ways that I hadn't imagined, and I went searching for book versions of the same drug.

  Robert Reed

  Book, Boys, Space

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• I think "Avatar" is kind of a unique category where people are enjoying the unique theatrical experience even though they may have seen it on the small screen. They want to have that immersive, transportive experience. "2001: A Space Odyssey" played for three years at the Loews cinema in Toronto. I remember that. It just kept playing. People wanted to return to that experience. That may not be the best example because I think "2001" took 25 years to break even.

  James Cameron

  Thinking, Unique, Break Even

  "James Cameron: The ‘Avatar’ sequel will dive into the oceans of Pandora". Interview with Patrick Kevin Day, herocomplex.latimes.com. April 20, 2010.

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• In the future, search engines should be as useful as HAL in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey-but hopefully they won't kill people.

  Sergey Brin

  Space, People, Odyssey

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• My review of 2001, the year, is the same as my review of 2001: A Space Odyssey. It went on too long, it was hard to follow, and you could only enjoy it if you were really, really, *really* stoned.

  Lewis Black

  Space, Years, Long

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