Gene Siskel

“Is the movie that you are watching as interesting as a documentary of the same actors having lunch?”

“The worst thing you can say to a director is, 'I'll see your next film.'”

“I've always felt that the VCR is to the film director as the camera is to the painter.”

“Every film is a political act.”

“What I loved about the show was that it was a conversation.”

“I always look for a special movie.”

“You have to be a little bit of an egomaniac to be a critic.”

“I think a good movie is a good movie, no matter what the genre is.”

“The best movies are the ones that are about something.”

“People want to know what to see. That’s what we do.”

“We really have a lot of fun on the show, and that's what I'm most proud of.”

“My job is to give you my opinion. Your job is to ignore it if you want.”