Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy. Roger Ebert Read Quote
If there’s anything I hate more than a stupid action comedy, it’s an incompetent stupid action comedy. It’s not so bad it’s good. It’s so bad it’s nothing else but bad. Roger Ebert Read Quote
People never think of themselves as choosing to be politically correct. They simply think in the way that they do. Roger Ebert Read Quote
No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, and I suspect none will ever be able to provide one for 9/11. Such subjects overwhelm art. Roger Ebert Read Quote
There’s something depressing about a young couple helplessly in love. Their state is so perfect, it must be doomed. They project such qualities on their lover that only disappointment can follow. Roger Ebert Read Quote
It is quite possible for the vulgar to be funny, but to succeed, it must rise to a certain genius. Roger Ebert Read Quote
It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character. Roger Ebert Read Quote
