I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel. Noah Baumbach askhaveread Change image and share on social
Being articulate, my parents could make anything sound reasonable. Noah Baumbach articulatemakeparent Change image and share on social
I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody. Noah Baumbach actordirecttalk Change image and share on social
When you're around your family, and you have that history and that shared language, you say things you'd be embarrassed to hear quoted back to you later. Noah Baumbach backembarrassfamily Change image and share on social
When I make a movie, I have both a specific and vague, amorphous dream idea of what the movie is going to be. Of course, I don't actually know what it's going to be, but I'm still striving to get to some place with it. Noah Baumbach amorphousdreamidea share on social
There's something really vulnerable about playing something that you like for someone. You don't know what their reaction will be. Noah Baumbach playreactionvulnerable Change image and share on social
There are the people who overthink making mix CDs and playlists, and how that works generationally is all really interesting to me. Noah Baumbach generationallyinterestmake Change image and share on social
I grew up in the heat of '70s postmodern fiction and post-Godard films, and there was this idea that what mattered was the theory or meta in art. Noah Baumbach 70sartfiction Change image and share on social
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
How you start the movie is critical. And how often you feel that there's no reason for how it's starting. Noah Baumbach criticalfeelmovie Change image and share on social
