577 Quotes by Roger Ebert

Why do alcoholics begin down the same hazardous road day after day? They are in search of that elusive window of well-being that opens when you drink your way out of a hangover and aren’t yet drunk all over again. The alcoholic’s day consists of trying to keep that window open.

We must try to contribute joy to the world. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.

Well, we’re all dying in increments. I don’t mind people knowing what I look like, but I don’t want them thinking I’m dying.

One of the weapons Marvel used in its climb to comic-book dominance was a willingness to invent new characters at a dizzying speed. There are so many Marvel universes, indeed, that some superheroes do not even exist in one another’s worlds, preventing gridlock.

That’s what fantasies are for, to help us imagine that things are better than they are.

All over the web there are some very good critics and it’s become for people who are interested. It’s become a very good way to get to reviews and involve yourself in discussions.

3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood’s current crazy stampede toward it is suicidal. It adds nothing essential to the moviegoing experience. For some, it is an annoying distraction. For others, it creates nausea and headaches.

I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I’m stuck with them.

It’s a good question, because a movie isn’t good or bad based on its politics. It’s usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.