Noah Baumbach (born September 3, 1969) is an American writer, director and independent filmmaker. Read full biography of Noah Baumbach →
It's near impossible to make a movie in black and white in the system.
Other people have worked with big studios and maintained control over their movies. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for me.
Peter Bogdanovich is a good friend.
There are the people who overthink making mix CDs and playlists, and how that works generationally is all really interesting to me.
There is an isolated experience to being a director. It's very communal because there's a crew, but it's only you. You're the one on... →
There's something really vulnerable about playing something that you like for someone. You don't know what their reaction will be.
Truffaut loved Hitchcock.
Wes Anderson's films, 6-year-olds are crazy about them.
When I start a movie, there will be certain films that I watch again just because the vibe seems right.
When I was a kid, I would fantasize about my own funeral.
Will Ferrell's made a lot of brilliant movies.
You can be aware that something is idiosyncratic, and give it to a character, but keep doing it.
The real achievement of Woody Allen was that he was making movies that felt very personal, and for a whole group of people, it spoke to them. Then he... →
Noah Baumbach (born September 3, 1969) is an American writer, director and independent filmmaker.