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The film argues to the young that the old were young once, too, and contain within them all that the young know, and more.

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Roger Ebert
Age: 70 †
Born: 1942
Born: June 18
Died: 2013
Died: April 4
Film Critic
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Roger Joseph Ebert
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I am grateful for the gifts of intelligence, love, wonder and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting.
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It is reckless to make broad generalizations about any group of people.
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There are two things you can't argue in film: comedy and eroticism. If something doesn't make you laugh, no one can tell you why it's funny, and it's difficult to reason someone out of an erection.
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The Golden Thumb is not as good as the Oscar, but it is a lot of fun.
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I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.
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I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.
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When I write, I fall into the zone many writers, painters, musicians, athletes, and craftsmen of all sorts seem to share: In doing something I enjoy and am expert at, deliberate thought falls aside and it is all just THERE. I think of the next word no more than the composer thinks of the next note.
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