Top 11 Quotes by Joel Siegel

What cancer does is, it forces you to focus, to prioritize, and you learn what's important. I mean, I don't sweat the small stuff. I used to get angry at cab drivers. It's not worth it.... And when somebody says you

What cancer does is, it forces you to focus, to prioritize, and you learn what's important. I mean, I don't sweat the small stuff. I used to get angry at cab drivers. It's not worth it.... And when somebody says you have cancer, you realize it's all small stuff.

Joel Siegel

Cancer, Mean, Sweat

If you fight back and get hit, it hurts a little while; if you dont fight back it hurts forever.

Joel Siegel

Hurt, Fighting, Forever

Joel Siegel (2003). “Lessons for Dylan”, PublicAffairs

When all the performances are excellent, critics understand it's the direction.

Joel Siegel

Brilliant, Excellent, Critics

They are words you don't easily forget: I don't have good news.

Joel Siegel

News, Forget, Good News

Joel Siegel (2008). “Lessons for Dylan: On Life, Love, the Movies, and Me”, p.3, PublicAffairs

Maybe by his second year in Hogwarts, Harry Potter will learn the trick to making a movie this good but don't bet on it. It's one of the best films of the year.

Joel Siegel

Years, Potters, Hogwarts

I have no idea why one of our most original filmmakers would want to spend two years of his life translating someone else's movie from Spanish into English. And it wasn't such a good film in Spanish, either.

Joel Siegel

Origin Of Life, Years, Ideas