You show a movie to your friends when you're working on it, but you don't have any real objectivity. You just don't know. So that moment when it's shown for the very first time at Sundance, it's just terrifying. I'm… — 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
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
