Roger Ebert Quotes

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• ' The Lucky One' is at its heart a romance novel, elevated however by Nicholas Sparks' persuasive storytelling. Readers don't read his books because they're…
• A film is a terrible thing to waste.
• Are vampires kinky? I didn't know.
• Blockbusters run the mainstream industry. We may never again have a decade like the 1970s, when directors were able to find such freedom.
• 'Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be.
• Here's a notion: Peace in the Middle East would come about more easily if the region were governed by women.
• I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.
• I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I'm stuck with them.
• I don't require movies to be about good people, and I don't reject screen violence.
• I know as a critic I'm required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No…
• I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.
• If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars can get a better hearing.
• If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough?
• In Hollywood, 'under development' means 'all I have is the title.'
• In the world of acting, many are thin but few are talented.
• It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.
• It is universally agreed that Jean Renoir was one of the greatest of all directors, and he was also one of the warmest and most…
• It often strikes me that the actors in high school movies look too old.
• It's easier to identify with loss than love, because we have had so much more experience of it.
• It's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.'

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