When I go to the movies, one of my strongest desires is to be shown something new. I want to go to new places, meet new people, have new experiences. When I see Hollywood formulas mindlessly repeated, a little something dies inside of me: I have lost two hours to boors who insist on telling me stories I have heard before.

Roger Ebert's Video Companion, 1997 Edition (ed. Andrews McMeel Pub, 1996) - ISBN: 9780836221527