Movie Quote by Roger Ebert

“In a movie, people only talk when they want something. If your characters are not pursuing their needs in the scene, they are invariably…

— Dan Joseph Decker

“Cinema captures the sound of speech close up and makes us hear in their materiality, their sensuality, the breath, the gutturals, the fleshiness of…

— Roland Barthes

“It’s not just about entertainment. It’s about telling stories that audiences connect with emotionally. The way to do this is to make our films…

— Lawrence Levy

“So bring on your clubs and parties, your acrobats and magicians, your daredevils, jet cars, motorcycle helicopters, your sex and heroin, more of everything…

— Ray Bradbury

“Has it ever happened, you’ve seen a striking film, beautifully written and acted and photographed, that you walk out of the theater glad to…

— Richard Bach

To me, as a director and an actor, that's the main thing. "What's the heart of this story? What's the humanity of this story?…

— Tim Matheson

“Now I have something to tell you," her brother said. "Every time I've had to take part in anything with other people, something of…

— Robert Musil

Actors are willing to give their entire lives to a moment--to that line, that laugh, that gesture, or that interpretation that will stir the…

— David Ackert

I thought, "I don't want to be the only unfunny guy in this movie. I really would like to be somehow involved in the…

— David Morse

“Film is a great tool to play with human emotions & thoughts.”

— Maria Tusar

“Remember that it is the combination of talents of the director and the actor which produce a perfect performance - and since both of…

— Ursula Markham

“A good movie can take you out of your dull funk and the hopelessness that so often goes with slipping into a theatre; a…

— Pauline Kael