“Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.”

— Stanley Kubrick

Quoted in "After Stanley Kubrick" (18 August 2010), an interview of his wife Christiane Kubrick in The Guardian

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American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematogra… 1928–1999

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