“The only actor who I think probably might have taken a swing at me if he could have would be Burt Reynolds. He used to call Roger and me the Bruise Brothers, out of Chicago.” ActorsCriticsMovie CriticsBurt ReynoldsRoger Ebert Author:Gene Siskel
“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.” IfsThinkingKnowsBelieveEssentialsAbsolutesCriticsRogerCredentials Author:Gene Siskel
“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.” ThinkingWayGivingTryingWellsHardAbleTurnsFallKnownMiddleCriticsMediumsReviewsWell KnownThumbsFlipBinaryMiddle GroundThumbs UpThumbs Down Author:Gene Siskel
