Nothing could be more boring than an absolutely accurate movie about the law.

It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.

We spend too much time hiding illness.

I am as fond of colorful language as anyone, but I try not to inflict it upon strangers. I suspect many people sense they should have better manners, and need only a nudge. In high school, I was addressed for the first time in my life as "Mister Ebert" by Stanley Hynes, an English teacher, and his formality transformed his classroom into a place where a certain courtliness prevailed.

Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

The movie "Ed Wood," about the worst director of all time, was made to prepare us for "Stargate."