46 Quotes by Jeff Baena

Everything kind of has a message in it.

When people are committed to things, and the world view they have is no longer in alignment with our world view, then it becomes funny.

'Motherwort.' 'Great Leopard's Bane.' These are awesome band names.

Not to be negative, but I think the biggest lesson is don't trust anyone.

I went to film school; I went to NYU film school.

I usually just do, like, studio jobs, re-writes and stuff.

It's so rare when marketing and press doesn't ruin your movie.

I don't try to make actors play crazy characters. I like where there's a certain element of who they are and truth to their performances.

For me, the whole idea of performance is not being self-aware, and then sort of just experiencing.