Siskel & Ebert (TV Series)

Prelude to a Kiss/Universal Soldier/Boomerang/Wisecracks/The Best Intentions (1992)

Gene Siskel: Self - Host

Quotes 

• Roger Ebert - Host : [reviewing "Boomerang"]  What I wanna zero in on is, because this is Eddie Murphy, suddenly you've got this sociological criticism: "Is he black enough? Does he have enough black people?"

  Gene Siskel - Host : No no no, I don't have it, his colleagues have it.

  Roger Ebert - Host : You've quoted it from other places.

  Gene Siskel - Host : Exactly right.

  Roger Ebert - Host : The fact is, I think you just have to look at this as a movie. You wouldn't put some other actor...

  Gene Siskel - Host : Absolutely.

  Roger Ebert - Host : ...Up to that kind of standard, I don't believe.

  Gene Siskel - Host : Absolutely. I would put any other actor up to it. In fact, it's in the agenda. And let me ask you something else: Do you think any of these ideas that I've just said are in his mind?

  Roger Ebert - Host : Do I think they're in his mind? I'm sure they are. I- I'm sure that he wants to show a different side of himself.

  Gene Siskel - Host : So why- so why am I wrong to bring it up?

  Roger Ebert - Host : Well because you're doing it in a different way. It's hard to explain, but I know what I'm talking about.

  [Gene chuckles] 

  Roger Ebert - Host : You don't, unfortunately.

  Gene Siskel - Host : You know, Roger? On that basis, you could do the show by yourself.

  Roger Ebert - Host : Here's, here's the problem, I have a very, very good point I'm trying to make, and I can't make it in thirty seconds. Maybe we'll do a show about it, okay?

  Gene Siskel - Host : Coming up: The new show called "Ebert".

  Roger Ebert - Host : ...Coming up next, "Wisecracks", a study about women comics.