Noah Baumbach
Noah Baumbach
Noah Baumbach is an American independent filmmaker. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Squid and the Whaleand is known for making dramatic comedies. Other acclaimed films written and directed by Baumbach include Frances Ha, While We're Young, and Mistress America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth3 September 1969
CountryUnited States of America
materials
I always viewed life as material for a movie.
procrastination writing finding-yourself
When you find yourself on the Internet when you're supposed to be writing, you've already lost. It's even beyond procrastination when you end up on the Internet.
kids thinking serious-person
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.
vulnerable reactions knows
There's something really vulnerable about playing something that you like for someone. You don't know what their reaction will be.
people profession
Dance is a profession with an expiration date for many people.
scene ends uncomfortable
I don't like when you necessarily know that this is the end of the movie. I like when a movie ends abruptly. You go through this, and some of the scenes are uncomfortable, and some are funny - and then suddenly it's over.
able figures havens
I've had times in my life when I really haven't been able to figure myself out.
people answers okay
I get a lot of responses to my movies. Some people say, 'Oh, I thought it was really funny - I hope that's okay!' And my answer always is 'Yes. It's totally okay.'
writing sometimes novel
I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel.
dream ideas strive
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.
interesting people different
We all have these notions of cool that come about at different points in our lives, and it's interesting in how it evolves or doesn't evolve in different people.
records singers dylan
I'm always looking for overlooked post-Dylan singer-songwriter records from the '70s.
baseball dad team
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.
france
I wouldn't say 'Frances Ha' is autobiographical, but it's definitely very personal.