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
communal experience isolated
There is an isolated experience to being a director. It's very communal because there's a crew, but it's only you. You're the one on the hook.
manhattan houston world
Wes Anderson grew up in Houston, and he and I talk about Manhattan in similar ways, as a kind of fantasy world.
parent sound reasonable
Being articulate, my parents could make anything sound reasonable.
materials
I always viewed life as material for a movie.
directors watches inspired
I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate.