"The time in between my clapping is ma.……" — Roger Ebert
"The time in between my clapping is ma. If you just have non-stop action with no breathing space at all, it's just busyness, But if you take a moment, then the tension building in the film can grow into a wider dimension. If you just have constant tension at 80 degrees all the time you just get numb."
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269 Quotes by Roger Ebert
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