There's always some generational-guys-hanging-out movie that is made every few years, I think, and some of them are great. Noah Baumbach generationalgreatguy Change image and share on social
I've always felt some kind of connection to people who are kind of over-smart. People who over-think things to the point of some sort of paralysis, and I think that certainly can be me on any given day. Noah Baumbach connectiondayfelt share on social
I'm always interested in how people, myself included, have ideas of themselves, of how they thought they would be, or of how they want to be seen. And the older you get, the world keeps telling you different things about yourself. And how people either adjust to those things and let go of adolescent notions. Or they dig in deeper. Noah Baumbach adjustadolescentdeep share on social
I really like my first movie a lot, 'Kicking and Screaming.' I think it's a - I'm very pleased and proud of that movie, but it wasn't the - it wasn't 'Citizen Kane' right out of the box, you know? It wasn't 'Sex, Lies and Videotape.' Noah Baumbach boxcitizenkane share on social
We expect forty-year-olds to have grown up at some point, and to be engaged and adult and take responsibility, and doing nothing would seem to go against that. Noah Baumbach adultengageexpect Change image and share on social
As a kid, I thought of myself as a funny person who secretly wanted to be serious, but now I think maybe I'm a serious person who secretly wants to be funny. Noah Baumbach funnykidperson Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I would fantasize about my own funeral. Noah Baumbach fantasizefuneralkid Change image and 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
It's near impossible to make a movie in black and white in the system. Noah Baumbach blackimpossiblemake 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