American - Critic | June 18, 1942 - April 4, 2013
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.
Roger Ebert
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If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough?
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James Cameron's films have always been distinguished by ground-breaking technical excellence.
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That's what fantasies are for, to help us imagine that things are better than they are.
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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.
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I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip.
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Blockbusters run the mainstream industry. We may never again have a decade like the 1970s, when directors were able to find such freedom.
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I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I'm stuck with them.
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Nobody looks perfect. We have to find peace with the way we look and get on with life.
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I know as a critic I'm required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No pushover, me.
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It often strikes me that the actors in high school movies look too old.
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There must be a better reason to have a baby than to provide a plot point in a rom-com. Don't you think?
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