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Roger Ebert Quotes

Blockbusters run the mainstream industry. We may never again have a decade like the 1970s, when directors were able to find such freedom Picture Quote #1

I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I’m stuck with them Picture Quote #1

I don’t require movies to be about good people, and I don’t reject screen violence Picture Quote #1

If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough? Picture Quote #1

It’s easier to identify with loss than love, because we have had so much more experience of it Picture Quote #1

Many thrillers follow such reliable formulas that you can look at what’s happening and guess how much longer a film has to run Picture Quote #1

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One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film’s defining moments Picture Quote #1

People never think of themselves as choosing to be politically correct. They simply think in the way that they do Picture Quote #1

Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy Picture Quote #1

That’s what fantasies are for, to help us imagine that things are better than they are Picture Quote #1

To die is one thing. How much worse to know that all the life that ever existed on this planet, and all it ever achieved, was to be obliterated? Picture Quote #1

There’s something depressing about a young couple helplessly in love. Their state is so perfect, it must be doomed. They project such qualities on their lover that only disappointment can follow Picture Quote #1

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Clouds do not really look like camels or sailing ships or castles in the sky. They are simply a natural process at work. So too, perhaps, are our lives Picture Quote #1

I’ve never found kicks to the groin particularly funny, although recent work in the genre of the buddy movie suggests audience research must prove me wrong Picture Quote #1

On this ancient and miraculous world, where such beautiful natural and living things have evolved, something has gone wrong when life itself is used as a manufacturing process Picture Quote #1

One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines Picture Quote #1

No matter what they’re charging to get in, it’s worth more to get out Picture Quote #1

I began to realize that I had tended to avoid some people because of my instant conclusions about who they were and what they would have to say. I discovered that everyone, speaking honestly and openly, had important things to tell me Picture Quote #1

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I was born inside the movie of my life. The visuals were before me, the audio surrounded me, the plot unfolded inevitably but not necessarily. I don’t remember how I got into the movie, but it continues to entertain me Picture Quote #1

All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it Picture Quote #1

Because of the rush of human knowledge, because of the digital revolution, I have a voice, and I do not need to scream Picture Quote #1

If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination Picture Quote #1

We are born into a box of time and space. We use words and communication to break out of it and to reach out to others Picture Quote #1

Clint, my hero, is coming across as sad and pathetic. He didn’t need to do this to himself. It’s unworthy of him Picture Quote #1

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An actress should never, ever, be asked to run beside a van in red disco boots for more than about half a block, and then only if her child is being kidnapped Picture Quote #1

When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be Picture Quote #1

I do not fear death. I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear Picture Quote #1

I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state Picture Quote #1

Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It’s the only thing you can control Picture Quote #1

Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people Picture Quote #1

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Blockbusters run the mainstream industry. We may never again have a decade like the 1970s, when directors were able to find such freedom (Roger Ebert Quotes) I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I’m stuck with them (Roger Ebert Quotes) I don’t require movies to be about good people, and I don’t reject screen violence (Roger Ebert Quotes) If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough? (Roger Ebert Quotes) It’s easier to identify with loss than love, because we have had so much more experience of it (Roger Ebert Quotes) Many thrillers follow such reliable formulas that you can look at what’s happening and guess how much longer a film has to run (Roger Ebert Quotes) One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film’s defining moments (Roger Ebert Quotes) People never think of themselves as choosing to be politically correct. They simply think in the way that they do (Roger Ebert Quotes) Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy (Roger Ebert Quotes) That’s what fantasies are for, to help us imagine that things are better than they are (Roger Ebert Quotes) To die is one thing. How much worse to know that all the life that ever existed on this planet, and all it ever achieved, was to be obliterated? (Roger Ebert Quotes) There’s something depressing about a young couple helplessly in love. Their state is so perfect, it must be doomed. They project such qualities on their lover that only disappointment can follow (Roger Ebert Quotes) Clouds do not really look like camels or sailing ships or castles in the sky. They are simply a natural process at work. So too, perhaps, are our lives (Roger Ebert Quotes) I’ve never found kicks to the groin particularly funny, although recent work in the genre of the buddy movie suggests audience research must prove me wrong (Roger Ebert Quotes) On this ancient and miraculous world, where such beautiful natural and living things have evolved, something has gone wrong when life itself is used as a manufacturing process (Roger Ebert Quotes) One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines (Roger Ebert Quotes) No matter what they’re charging to get in, it’s worth more to get out (Roger Ebert Quotes) I began to realize that I had tended to avoid some people because of my instant conclusions about who they were and what they would have to say. I discovered that everyone, speaking honestly and openly, had important things to tell me (Roger Ebert Quotes) I was born inside the movie of my life. The visuals were before me, the audio surrounded me, the plot unfolded inevitably but not necessarily. I don’t remember how I got into the movie, but it continues to entertain me (Roger Ebert Quotes) All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it (Roger Ebert Quotes) Because of the rush of human knowledge, because of the digital revolution, I have a voice, and I do not need to scream (Roger Ebert Quotes) If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination (Roger Ebert Quotes) We are born into a box of time and space. We use words and communication to break out of it and to reach out to others (Roger Ebert Quotes) Clint, my hero, is coming across as sad and pathetic. He didn’t need to do this to himself. It’s unworthy of him (Roger Ebert Quotes) An actress should never, ever, be asked to run beside a van in red disco boots for more than about half a block, and then only if her child is being kidnapped (Roger Ebert Quotes) When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be (Roger Ebert Quotes) I do not fear death. I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear (Roger Ebert Quotes) I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state (Roger Ebert Quotes) Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It’s the only thing you can control (Roger Ebert Quotes) Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people (Roger Ebert Quotes)

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