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Roger Ebert Quotes

It is quite possible for the vulgar to be funny, but to succeed, it must rise to a certain genius.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: June 18, 1942 - April 4, 2013

Topics

Funny Succeed Genius Rise Possible

I think most Hollywood meetings are silly and I truly despise pitching. It's insane to expect someone to come in and tell you the story before they've written it, and buying an idea from someone who can explain it rather than write it is like choosing a mechanic based on his ability to draw a picture of your car's problem.

Car Story Think Meetings Problem

Lissa Treiman is an artist who submitted a guest strip to me back in 2008 and whose work I've followed since. She works in animation. When I first mentioned on Twitter that I was interested in writing a series but not drawing it, she got in touch.

Work Me Writing Drawing Artist Back

My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.

New York Me Retirement Go New Will

A book is a book is a book.

There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me.

Anna Kournikova

I Am Me Results Why Tennis First

You're always just going to be who you are.

You Always Going Just Who

You can bend reality, but you cannot break it.

Travis Kalanick

Reality You Bend Break Cannot

I always wanted to be a stuntman. If acting went well and I was able to take a year out, I might train and get on the stunt register, which gives you qualifications so you can do more of your own stunts.

Year You Acting Train More Out

You know, there's so much imitation and so much pandering in Hollywood.

You Know Hollywood Imitation Much

I am very much afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make them. One must take care, too, not to be inhibited by them.

Robert Delaunay

I Am Care Take Care Afraid Take

Racial politics in Chicago has a long history of being intertwined with the mayor's race, but I'd like to think we're past much of that.

History Politics Past Think Long

Fashion is not interesting unless it has some connection to something outside of that world. It's the same thing with any part of the arts: you can't just take pictures - you have to look at science, to listen to music; you have to be aware of the connections within the world. If you take something in an isolated box, it loses all significance.

Music Science World Fashion Look

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