“We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.”

About Roger Ebert

Film Critic • American

Roger Ebert was a highly influential American film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. He gained national recognition as the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and through his television review program with Gene...