They're not trying to prevent Hollywood from making movies. They're asking that the most powerful image-building machinery in the world stop grinding… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Why do alcoholics begin down the same hazardous road day after day? They are in search of that elusive window of well-being… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I've been around a long time, and young men, if there is one thing I know, it is that the only way… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
(Guy) Pearce, as the hero, makes the mistake of trying to give a good and realistic performance. (Jeremy) Irons at least knows… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg makes Minority Report with the newest digital technology; other directors seem to be trying to make their movies from it. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I am as fond of colorful language as anyone, but I try not to inflict it upon strangers. I suspect many people… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
The right really wants to punish you for having an opinion. And I think both the left and the right should celebrate… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
We must try to contribute joy to the world. I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star. I neglected to mention that, maybe because I was trying to place them in this review's… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
It goes to show you how we in the press so often miss the big stories that are right under our noses. There is… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
It is an interesting law of romance that a truly strong woman will choose a strong man who disagrees with her over a weak… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I am, beneath everything else, a fan. I was fixed in this mode as a young boy and am awed by people who take… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
“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… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
“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… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
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.… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I value the kind of prayer when you stand at the edge of the sea, or beneath a tree, or smell a flower, or… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
“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… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
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… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Gene [Siskel] often mentioned something François Truffaut once told him: the most beautiful sight in a movie theater is to walk down to the… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image