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
Oh, I was completely hooked on movies and plays and theater from the time I was a day old - I was very, very early on in love with movies and I loved plays. Bob Balaban completelydayearly Change image and share on social
My dad was the baby. When he was born they were already successful. They sent him to business school - he probably would have loved to have been a poet or a writer or something, and he was very creative. Bob Balaban babybearbusiness share on social
I loved being in Close Encounters, just to watch Steven Spielberg working was exciting. Bob Balaban closeencounterexcit Change image and 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
And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you've got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime. Bob Balaban absolutechangecompletely 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
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
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
I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually. Bob Balaban closeeffectencounter Change image and share on social
