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You're Free To Speculate As You Wish About The Philosophical And Allegorical Meaning Of The Film—and Such Speculation Is One Indication That It Has Succeeded In Gripping The Audience At A Deep Level—but I Don't Want To Spell Out A Verbal Road Map For 2001 That Every Viewer Will Feel Obligated To Pursue Or Else Fear He's Missed The Point.

All My Life I've Always Spoiled The Things That Meant The Most To Me.

A Filmmaker Has Almost The Same Freedom As A Novelist Has When He Buys Himself Some Paper.

You Have Not Yet Learned That In This Life You Have To Be Like Everyone Else: The Perfect Mediocrity--no Better, No Worse. Individuality Is A Monster And It Must Be Strangled In Its Cradle To Make Our Friends Feel Comfortable.

Anyone Who Has Ever Been Privileged To Direct A Film Also Knows That, Although It Can Be Like Trying To Write 'war And Peace' In A Bumper Car In An Amusement Park, When You Finally Get It Right, There Are Not Many Joys In Life That Can Equal The Feeling.