People were always like, 'Oh my God, you're going to be working with your girlfriend? Are you freaking out? Is that going to, like,… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
I am interested in all aspects of filmmaking, so I have an opinion on every aspect, so sound design, score, cinematography, editing - all… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
When you are a writer, the assist-to-turnover ratio... there are a lot more turnovers than assists. — Jeff Baena Copy Share
Having been through breakups when you get back with the person thinking it's going to work the second time - it never does. — Jeff Baena Copy Share
I've been a writer for years, but it was mainly as a function of trying to be a director, so I just got work… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
I remember when I was in film school. It was my second year, and some kid did - had this really over-religious symbolism; like,… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
My intention was always to direct and writing things just became convenient and happened. — Jeff Baena Copy Share
I grew up in suburbia, so it's a world I'm familiar with... but in my experience, all the families that I grew up thinking… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
In my mind, if you went back to the Middle Ages, in Italy they'd be speaking Middle Age Italian. And at that point, it… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
You can't avoid being an egotistical person and ultimately somewhat narcissistic. You can try to curb it by recognizing that behavior. But at the… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
I had an approach where everything that's happening it should be as though it's an experience for somebody. So if you're experiencing a hurricane,… — Jeff Baena Copy Share
I don't know if it's because my sensitivity is through the roof, but I can't stand contrived dialogue anymore. — Jeff Baena Copy Share
