I think one of the bigger issues with modern-day people is that we don't give enough credit to people from history as being real. We almost treat them as these rarified beings that didn't exist the way that we do… — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
When you are a writer, the assist-to-turnover ratio... there are a lot more turnovers than assists. — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
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 Image
Zombies sort of typify this ambiguity, that they're not dead and not alive. — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
My intention was always to direct and writing things just became convenient and happened. — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
