I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that it's the responsibility of the citizen to speak out

Quote by Roger Ebert

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I think that probably the - I don't give quotes to studios. They have to...

I think that probably the - I don't give quotes to studios. They have to...

All over the web there are some very good critics and it's become for people...

All over the web there are some very good critics and it's become for people...

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

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

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

You can have a movie with hardly any cuts, or very few cuts, that is...

You can have a movie with hardly any cuts, or very few cuts, that is...

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

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....

But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday.

But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday.

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.

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

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

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't...

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't...

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia

Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia

Love is so easily confused with comfort and a fear of being alone.

Love is so easily confused with comfort and a fear of being alone.

A tear: 1% liquid and 99% emotion.

A tear: 1% liquid and 99% emotion.