I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has…

Stanley Kubrick
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I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful filmmaker-in that a number of people speak well of me. But none of my films have received unanimously positive reviews, and none have done blockbuster business. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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