Private Joker Is Silly And He's Ignorant

You're An Idealist, And I Pity You As I Would The Village Idiot.

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.

I've Got A Peculiar Weakness For Criminals And Artists. Neither Takes Life As It Is. Any Tragic Story Has To Be In Conflict With Things As They Are.

If You Really Want To Communicate Something, Even If It’s Just An Emotion Or An Attitude, Let Alone An Idea, The Least Effective And Least Enjoyable Way Is Directly. It Only Goes In About An Inch. But If You Can Get People To The Point Where They Have To Think A Moment What It Is You’re Getting At, And Then Discover It, The Thrill Of Discovery Goes Right Through The Heart.

The Truth Of A Thing Is In The Feel Of It, Not In The Think Of It.