Peter Segal Quotes

United States, Director
April 20, 1962

Peter Segal (born 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Segal has directed the comedic films Tommy Boy (1995), My Fellow Americans (1996), The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Get Smart (2008), and Grudge Match (2013).

Also known as Film Director, Screenwriter

I would love to see Steven Spielberg working. I just think he's the greatest living director.

Peter Segal
I never put down a bad script and I never walk out of a bad movie because I'm always hopeful things will change.

Peter Segal
- Bad
- Movie

I'm very spiritual and I'm Jewish by faith. I'm not a practising Jew, I'm more of a recreational Jew. I celebrate the holidays and I try to inform my kids about their heritage because I think we all at some point have to defend our heritage and if they get picked on I want them to know why.

Peter Segal
- Why
- Kids
- Faith
The rules I go by are: Always keep your villains bad, and keep the plot grounded and real. If you keep those stakes, the comedy will bounce off that and work.

Peter Segal
- Work
- Real
- Bad
Some people are like cats - if they're dropped upside down, they land on their feet. I get a little irritated about stories like that.

Peter Segal
- People
I kind of don't like doing film commentaries because I think they're kind of weird.

Peter Segal
- Weird
I think superheroes are heroes with flaws, and in their flaws, there is a sense of humor.

Peter Segal