If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars can get a better hearing.
Roger EbertTeaching prejudice to a child is itself a form of bullying. You've got to be taught to hate.
Roger EbertAll but a very few of us are in debt. We exist as entities who borrow money and spend the rest of our lives making interest payments on a debt tally that never seems to budge. Whatever wealth we have, in labor, property or cash, is suctioned to the top.
Roger EbertYou can't just tell actors, especially young ones, to 'act happy' and expect them to do it. They must in some essential way be happy.
Roger EbertMatthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star. I neglected to mention that, maybe because I was trying to place them in this review's version of the Witness Protection Program. If I were taken off the movie beat and assigned to cover the interior design of bowling alleys, I would have some idea of how they must have felt as they made this film.
Roger Ebert