Gene Siskel Quotes & Sayings
15 most famous Gene Siskel quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American critic who passed away on 20 February, 1999.
“Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?”
“I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind.”
“After 27 years, I walked out of my first one a few months ago. Black Sheep with Chris Farley.”
“For my 50th birthday, I got ahold of a new print of 'Saturday Night Fever.' I see it much more as a tough coming-of-age movie than as a disco story.”
“They know they got the TV ad, they know they got the name recognition, they know that they can do a tie in with McDonald's or some fast food outlet and the money is just gonna flow in.”
“Going to a movie is a two-hour experience; at $7.50 for a ticket, you are valuing your time at far less than the minimum wage. If you don't understand the film, don't leave. If you understand it all too well and hate it, get out of your seat and walk up the aisle. You will feel empowered.”
“But you know, really, if you think about it Roger and I and all critics really have one absolute essential part of our credentials and that is that you believe that that is actually what we think.”
“The only actor who I think probably might have possibly taken a swing at me if he could have would be Burt Reynolds. He used to call Roger and me the Bruise Brothers, out of Chicago.”
“The result is a picture that represents so much of what I want and rarely get from a movie - a couple of hours filled with characters who are as exciting as the people I know in real life.”
“In fact, Cannonball Run II. I used to pick that as the worst movie ever made.”
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