My dad was born in Chicago in 1908... his parents came from Russia. They settled in Chicago, where they lived in a little tiny grocery store with eight or nine children - in the backroom all together - and my… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I mean, the whole idea of movies was it was special to go to see - you went to a movie theater to see something that was magical and amazing, in a very special location. — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
Maybe I was 7 - I probably am exaggerating a little - and immediately was plunged into the fact that there was an official… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
My dad was the baby. When he was born they were already successful. They sent him to business school - he probably would have… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
If anyone would have been paying serious attention to my puppet shows, I would have been sent to therapy very young. — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
My family was loving... they were very supportive and very affectionate, and basically I could do what I wanted, and basically it wasn't anything… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you?ve got to be an absolute dictator while at… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
People so far have been very fond of the Robert Altman movie, as I am, and when one things goes well it shines light… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I was very much in my room with my marionette stage, you know, creating these incredibly boring things that I felt were so fascinating,… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I was born on Wellington Avenue and my family that remains lives in the Lake Shore Drive area. — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
