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I have no idea why one of our most original filmmakers would want to spend two years of his life translating someone els
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"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

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In this quote, film critic Joel Siegel reveals confusion and shock at the decision of an extremely ingenious filmmaker to devote 2 years of his life to translating a film from Spanish to English. Siegel concerns the motivation behind this choice, as it seems counterproductive for an imaginative mind to invest so much time on somebody else's work. Moreover, Siegel includes that the original film in Spanish was not even thought about to be a good one, deciding even more perplexing. This quote highlights the value of artistic stability and the worth of creativity in the movie industry.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Joel Siegel between July 7, 1943 and June 29, 2007. He/she was a famous Critic from USA. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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