Roger Ebert Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Many really good films allow us to empathize with other lives.”

“Nothing ever seems straightforward in Venice, least of all its romances.”

“We can't help identifying with the protagonist. It's coded in our movie-going DNA.”

“When I am writing, my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.”

“Are vampires kinky? I didn't know.”

“We think of first love as sweet and valuable, a blessed if hazardous condition.”

“We exist to have our wealth moved up the economic chain out of our reach.”

“'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' is without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject - unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end, the Lincolns are on their way to the theater.”

“I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film criticism by giving people an opportunity to self publish or to find sites that are friendly.”

“If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen.”