--- title: "4 Curious Quotes By Roger Ebert" description: "4 Curious quotes by Roger Ebert. Plus more from Roger Ebert and more Curious sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/012/roger-ebert-655_crime_most-people-choose-movies-that-provide-e_1244079.jpg" --- > [Most people choose movies that provide exactly what they expect, and tell them things they already know. Others are more curious. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/most-people-choose-movies-that-provide-exactly-what-they-expect-and/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/012/roger-ebert-655_crime_most-people-choose-movies-that-provide-e_1244079.jpg) > [What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/what-i-believe-is-that-all-clear-minded-people-should-remain-two/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/roger-ebert-655_believe_what-i-believe-is-that-all-clear-minded_1335371.jpg) > [And yet, even so, there is a way to find happiness. That is to be curious about all of the interlocking events…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/and-yet-even-so-there-is-a-way-to-find-happiness-that-is-to-be/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/roger-ebert-655_add_and-yet-even-so-there-is-a-way-to-find-h_1714053.jpg) > [Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/socrates-told-us-the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living-i-think-he-s/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/roger-ebert-655_all-time_socrates-told-us-the-unexamined-life-is_2933701.jpg) ## Other authors on Curious ## More by Roger Ebert > [It goes to show you how we in the press so often miss the big stories that are right under our noses. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/it-goes-to-show-you-how-we-in-the-press-so-often-miss-the-big-stories/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [It is an interesting law of romance that a truly strong woman will choose a strong man who disagrees with her over a weak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/it-is-an-interesting-law-of-romance-that-a-truly-strong-woman-will/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [I am, beneath everything else, a fan. I was fixed in this mode as a young boy and am awed by people who take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/i-am-beneath-everything-else-a-fan-i-was-fixed-in-this-mode-as-a/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [“We’d had a revelation. This was the direction American movies should take: into idiosyncratic characters, into dialogue with an ear for the vulgar and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/we-d-had-a-revelation-this-was-the-direction-american-movies-should/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [“Most courtroom movies feel it necessary to end with a clear-cut verdict. But 12 Angry Men never states whether the defendant is innocent or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/most-courtroom-movies-feel-it-necessary-to-end-with-a-clear-cut/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period. That's it. Animal protein is bad for you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/what-every-human-being-should-do-is-eat-a-vegetarian-diet-based-on/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [I value the kind of prayer when you stand at the edge of the sea, or beneath a tree, or smell a flower, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/i-value-the-kind-of-prayer-when-you-stand-at-the-edge-of-the-sea-or/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [“One of my delights in these books, on the other hand, has been to include movies not often cited as “great”—some because they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/one-of-my-delights-in-these-books-on-the-other-hand-has-been-to/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [A movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/a-movie-isn-t-good-or-bad-based-on-its-politics-it-s-usually-good-or/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/it-is-human-nature-to-look-away-from-illness-we-don-t-enjoy-a/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [ Gene \[Siskel\] often mentioned something François Truffaut once told him: the most beautiful sight in a movie theater is to walk down to the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/gene-siskel-often-mentioned-something-fran-ois-truffaut-once-told-him/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/a-movie-is-not-about-what-it-is-about-it-is-about-how-it-is-about-it/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [James Cameron's films have always been distinguished by ground-breaking technical excellence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/james-cameron-s-films-have-always-been-distinguished-by-ground/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [Friends don't let Jackasses drink and drive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/friends-don-t-let-jackasses-drink-and-drive/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) > [I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people. We can now have action movies with two stars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/i-think-we-have-to-get-beyond-the-idea-that-we-have-to-categorize/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/curious/roger-ebert/#itemlist", "name": "4 Curious Quotes By Roger Ebert", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most people choose movies that provide exactly what they expect, and tell them things they already know. Others are more curious. 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