Noah Baumbach (born September 3, 1969) is an American writer, director and independent filmmaker. Read full biography of Noah Baumbach →
I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel.
I think I've always been drawn to the notion of talk as cinematic.
I don't know any writer of fiction who enjoys trying to point out or dissect whatever they produced with strangers and let them go through it and... →
Being funny, in some ways, is about being connected to psychology.
Dance is a profession with an expiration date for many people.
'Frances Ha' is the closest final product to what I had in my head of any movie I've made. I'm not entirely even sure why that is.
How you start the movie is critical. And how often you feel that there's no reason for how it's starting.
I always viewed life as material for a movie.
I do like having books on my shelves. I do value that life.
I don't agree with the idea that my characters are unlikeable.
I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.
I like shooting in New York because I have such a connection to the city. I have so many memories there.
I think all my movies are about transitions to some degree.