Roger Ebert Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“Growing up, I missed the whole 'Three Stooges' thing. Either they weren't on the station in my hometown, or we hadn't bought a TV set yet, or they came to town too late for me. I'm pretty sure that at the right age, I would have loved them.”

“I'm told we movie critics praise movies that are long and boring.”

“Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters.”

“If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.”

“Open-heart surgery is now part of a typical life experience for many people. Folks talk casually about 'having a stent put in,' as if they had their tires rotated.”

“I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.”

“I'm kind of glad the web is sort of totally anarchic. That's fine with me.”

“There's nothing like impending death to rouse you from existential boredom.”

“The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't change your mind, because God sure isn't going to change His.”

“What happens in a fantasy can be more involving than what happens in life, and thank goodness for that.”