Gene Siskel famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story.
-- Gene Siskel

#Giving #Trying #Manipulation
As a critic, I try very hard to say exactly what I think. And in a medium in which we are well-known for the binary thumbs up and thumbs down, I try to be able to give the mixed review. But most pictures fall into that middle ground, so I wrestle over which way my thumb is going to turn. It's not flip.
-- Gene Siskel

#Fall #Thinking #Giving
Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?
-- Gene Siskel

#Lunch #Interesting #Actors
They know they got the TV ad, they know they got the name recognition, they know that they can do a tie in with McDonald's or some fast food outlet and the money is just gonna flow in.
-- Gene Siskel

#Ties #Mcdonalds #Names
The result is a picture that represents so much of what I want and rarely get from a movie - a couple of hours filled with characters who are as exciting as the people I know in real life.
-- Gene Siskel

#Couple #Real #Character
John Goodman is more that just a big guy, he's a wonderful actor.
-- Gene Siskel

#Guy #Actors #Wonderful
In fact, Cannonball Run II. I used to pick that as the worst movie ever made.
-- Gene Siskel

#Running #Facts #Used
But you know, really, if you think about it Roger and I and all critics really have one absolute essential part of our credentials and that is that you believe that that is actually what we think.
-- Gene Siskel

#Believe #Thinking #Essentials
I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind.
-- Gene Siskel

#Movie #Heroism #Able
A film that aims low should not be praised for hitting that target.
-- Gene Siskel

#Target #Hitting #Film
Two things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change your mind.
-- Gene Siskel

#Sexy #Thinking #Two
I already shot my wad on the Protestants!
-- Gene Siskel

#Shots
There is a point when a personal opinion shades off into an error of fact.
-- Gene Siskel

#Errors #Shade #Facts
We don't pretend to disagree.
-- Gene Siskel

#Disagree

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