I used to get up and write every day, even if I wasn't working on a specific thing. Now, when I have a thing I'm in the middle of, I do that, but when I'm not, time can go by when I'm not writing at all. Noah Baumbach daymiddlespecific share on social
Woody Allen's movies are so much a part of me. I grew up watching them over and over and would read all his comic pieces for the New Yorker. In some ways, his influence is so much there that I can't even locate it any more. Noah Baumbach allencomicgrow share on social
The real achievement of Woody Allen was that he was making movies that felt very personal, and for a whole group of people, it spoke to them. Then he became an archetype, like Groucho Marx or Chaplin. Noah Baumbach achievementallenarchetype Change image and share on social
I've definitely been in situations where I could tell someone was interested in me, but I could tell they were insulting me in some passive/aggressive way, so I felt bad about myself at the same time. Noah Baumbach aggressivebadfelt Change image and share on social
I'm a huge proponent of therapy and analysis, but it's something that, in a nonprofessional way, can be abused. Noah Baumbach abuseanalysishuge Change image and share on social
I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate. Noah Baumbach aggregatedirectorhard Change image and share on social
I was late to the Knicks. My dad was a big fan. But I first started watching baseball; I became a Red Sox fan. My dad was a Mets fan. I wanted to have my own team and league. Noah Baumbach baseballbigdad Change image and share on social
Other people have worked with big studios and maintained control over their movies. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for me. Noah Baumbach bigcontrolmaintain Change image and share on social
I graduated in '91, so the '90s for me were very much the first years out of school, so I can't really look at that decade as independent of my own experience of my 20s, really. Noah Baumbach 20s90sdecade Change image and share on social
I do like having books on my shelves. I do value that life. Noah Baumbach booklifeshelve Change image and share on social
