If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

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I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a...

I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a...

I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject...

I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject...

Television is what made It's a Wonderful Life the classic it is today.

Television is what made It's a Wonderful Life the classic it is today.

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made...

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made...

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt...

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt...

Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.

Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.

Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video...

Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video...

The last person to stand still and repeat himself was Walt Disney. He refused to...

The last person to stand still and repeat himself was Walt Disney. He refused to...

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet...

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet...

Quality survives.

Quality survives.

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more...

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more...

NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.

NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

When Tim Allen made The Santa Clause, I thought that was a delightful film. It...

When Tim Allen made The Santa Clause, I thought that was a delightful film. It...

Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They...

Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They...

Timing in life is everything.

Timing in life is everything.

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just...

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just...

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.