My family was loving... they were very supportive and very affectionate, and basically I could do what I wanted, and basically it wasn't anything dangerous, thank God. Bob Balaban affectionatebasicallydangerous Change image and share on social
I'm from Chicago, my family started a chain of movie theaters in Chicago that were around for 70 years and then one of them became the head of Paramount and the other was the head of production at MGM and we all came out of Chicago. Bob Balaban chainchicagofamily share on social
People so far have been very fond of the Robert Altman movie, as I am, and when one things goes well it shines light on your other projects and now I seem to have a number of projects that are moving forward. Bob Balaban altmanfondforward share on social
I was very much in my room with my marionette stage, you know, creating these incredibly boring things that I felt were so fascinating, and forcing my relatives to come, and charging money for them to see my little productions. Bob Balaban borechargecreate share on social
I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game. Bob Balaban actaheadcare Change image and share on social
Yes I try to do everything I can not to fail hideously. Bob Balaban failhideously Change image and share on social
But obviously as television began, it so undercut movies that he was trying to think of a way to combine seeing these special things, and the fact that people were just captivated by the magic box. Bob Balaban beginboxcaptivate Change image and share on social
I have a 92 year old father whose doing beautifully who lives in Chicago and a sister and a nephew and a niece and I love coming back and try to do so fairly often. Bob Balaban backbeautifullychicago Change image and share on social
My dad was born in Chicago in 1908... his parents came from Russia. They settled in Chicago, where they lived in a little tiny grocery store with eight or nine children - in the backroom all together - and my grandmother got the idea to go into the movie business. Bob Balaban backroombearbusiness share on social
God, I'd love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too. Bob Balaban bigcommercialgod Change image and share on social
