That's what fantasies are for, to help us imagine that things are better than they are. Roger Ebert More Quotes by Roger Ebert More Quotes From Roger Ebert Most people choose movies that provide exactly what they expect, and tell them things they already know. Others are more curious. We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds. Roger Ebert limitsmindpeople A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us, and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself. Roger Ebert dreamgivingthinking I am not a believer, not an atheist, not an agnostic. I am still awake at night, asking how? I am more content with the question than I would be with an answer. Roger Ebert atheistwould-benight 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. Roger Ebert invisibleproblemwriting Battlefield Earth is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. It's not merely bad; it's unpleasant in a hostile way. Roger Ebert earthlongway It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it. Roger Ebert film There are no guarantees. But there is also nothing to fear. We come from oblivion when we are born. We return to oblivion when we die. The astonishing thing is this period of in-between. Roger Ebert oblivionreturnguarantees Dear Bill (O'Reilly)...I am concerned that you have been losing touch with reality recently. Did you really say you are more powerful than any politician? That reminds me of the famous story about Squeaky the Chicago Mouse. It seems that Squeaky was floating on his back along the Chicago River one day. Approaching the Michigan Avenue lift bridge, he called out: Raise the bridge! I have an erection! Roger Ebert powerfulbridgesreality 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. Roger Ebert your-sidemindsides We don't have a lot of class-conscious filmmaking. Roger Ebert movieactorsclass I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people. Roger Ebert peopleideasthinking Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained. It gives you a better chance of an interesting job. Roger Ebert jobsgivingthinking What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable. Roger Ebert wisdomtwobelieve 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. Roger Ebert laughtergratefulmemories One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film's defining moments. Roger Ebert defining-momentsfilmactors An honest bookstore would post the following sign above its 'self-help' section: 'For true self-help, please visit our philosophy, literature, history and science sections, find yourself a good book, read it, and think about it. Roger Ebert philosophybookthinking Wes Anderson's mind must be an exciting place for a story idea to be born. It immediately becomes more than a series of events and is transformed into a world with its own rules, in which everything is driven by emotions and desires as convincing as they are magical. Roger Ebert minddesireideas The very fact of snow is such an amazement. Roger Ebert amazementsnowfacts We must try to contribute joy to the world. Roger Ebert joytryingworld The right really dominates radio, and it's amazing how much energy the right spends telling us that the press is slanted to the left when it really isn't. They want to shut other people up. They really don't understand the First Amendment. Roger Ebert energywantpeople
