Books Quote by Noah Baumbach

I think when I start out writing, I always try to write the version of the movie that I want to go see. I…

— Brian Helgeland

[In comedy] you never want to leave the actors hanging out to dry. So you need to come up with funny individual stories for…

— Jeff Schaffer

It's frustrating sometimes for actors because you slam it out and you have a great time, you think it's funny, and then for whatever…

— Patrick Wilson

Sometimes a scene can elude you, and then, you also learn that the small moments are really what you're after. A big broad moment…

— Nicholas Stoller

It's hard to make a movie that is both funny and emotional, that has something to say and is clear to the audience.

— Christopher Miller

It's interesting - I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like 'Everwood' that the directors were constantly reeling me in and…

— Chris Pratt

If I have a better idea, I say, 'Can we try one like this?' I try not to step on writers' toes, but ninety-nine…

— William Sadler

I snootily say I can't take too many dramatic parts, as it's taking work from actors who aren't funny.

— Robert Webb

I maintain that no movie can be funny enough. I mean even the most serious, even the most intense movie and I know enough…

— Edward Zwick

I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like Everwood that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping me from…

— Chris Pratt

What I normally do with long scenes is that I understand the emotional content and the words fall into place.

— Shefali Shah

As a reader and as a viewer, usually when I watch a movie, I'm caught up enough in the movie that I'm not breaking…

— Becky Albertalli