Quote #97

Learning the difference between good movies and skillful ones is an early step in becoming a moviegoer. Certain films demonstrate that a skillful movie need not be a good one. It is also true that a good movie need not be skillful, but it takes a heap of movie-going to figure that one out.

More from Roger Ebert

  1. I would personally endure a good deal of pain just to live long enough to read tomorrow's newspaper.
  2. Most of us do not consciously look at movies.
  3. I prefer to evaluate a film on the basis of what it intends to do, not on what I think it should have done.
  4. Never marry somebody you couldn't sit next to on a three-day bus trip.
  5. I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.
  6. No good movie is depressing; all bad movies are depressing.
  7. Every great film should seem new every time you see it.
  8. No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.

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