If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen. – Roger Ebert
Well, you know what, Im 60 years old, and Ive been interested in politics since I was on my daddys knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics. – Roger Ebert
Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film. – Roger Ebert
Its a good question, because a movie isnt good or bad based on its politics. Its usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics. – Roger Ebert
American stuntmen are smart – they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance… But in Hong Kong, we dont know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If youve got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt. – Jackie Chan