I begin to feel like I was in the last generation of Americans who took a civics class.

Quote by Roger Ebert

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The movies that are made more thoughtfully or made or with more ambition often get...

The movies that are made more thoughtfully or made or with more ambition often get...

I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film...

I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film...

By going to the movies, and because of other things, too, going to college, making...

By going to the movies, and because of other things, too, going to college, making...

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars...

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars...

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which...

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which...

If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number...

If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number...

We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American...

We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American...

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics....

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics....

I'm kind of glad the web is sort of totally anarchic. That's fine with me.

I'm kind of glad the web is sort of totally anarchic. That's fine with me.

Every great film should seem new every time you see it.

Every great film should seem new every time you see it.

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since...

Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since...

We don't have a lot of class-conscious filmmaking.

We don't have a lot of class-conscious filmmaking.

Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of...

Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of...

Most of us do not consciously look at movies.

Most of us do not consciously look at movies.

Because I don't give the studios advanced quotes or an advanced look at my reviews....

Because I don't give the studios advanced quotes or an advanced look at my reviews....

And I think both the left and the right should celebrate people who have different...

And I think both the left and the right should celebrate people who have different...

Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free...

Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free...

The Academy is paranoid about its image.

The Academy is paranoid about its image.